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Do-it-yourself computer kit

The MITS Company started to sell the pioneering Altair 8800 microcomputer. It was possible to buy it as a do-it-yourself kit for $439 or assembled for $621. The Altair 8800 appeared on the front page of the Popular Electronics magazine. It is widely believed that it ignited the microcomputer revolution.

Apollo 17 splashdown

The crew of the last manned mission to the Moon, the Apollo 17, successfully returned on Earth. The astronauts were Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt. The mission broke several records: the longest moon landing, longest total moonwalks, largest lunar sample, and longest time in lunar orbit.

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