WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Baikonur Cosmodrome: World's first spaceport for orbital and human launches
26-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The spaceport is in the desert steppe of Baikonur, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) east of the Aral Sea and north of the river Syr Darya.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Sputnik 1: World's first artificial satellite
25-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Sputnik 1 was launched during the International Geophysical Year from Site No.1/5, at the 5th Tyuratam range, in Kazakh SSR (now known as the Baikonur Cosmodrome).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Mir: World's first modular space station
24-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Mir was the first continuously inhabited long-term research station in orbit and held the record for the longest continuous human presence in space at 3,644 days, until it was surpassed by the ISS on 23 October 2010.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Crimean Trolleybus Line: World's longest trolleybus line
23-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The journey time to Alushta is about 1 1⁄2 hours, to Yalta about 2 1⁄2 hours, and the fare is about 15 hryvnias (since March 2014—58 rubles).
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Mustad Fishing: World's largest producer of fishing hooks
23-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Over the years, Mustad was a crucial part of Gjøvik and the region as a large number of the population was involved with the company and its many products.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Lago di Luzzone: House world's tallest artificial climbing wall
22-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Climbers should sign a waiver and pay the fee at Ristorante Luzzone, located at the top of the dam. Double check the hours of the restaurant before you go to make sure someone will be there to give you the key.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Iron Bridge: World's first major bridge to be made of cast iron
19-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) The bridge crosses the Ironbridge Gorge with a main span of 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m), allowing sufficient clearance for boats to pass underneath.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Scorton Silver Arrow: World's oldest international archery competition
17-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Participants shoot at targets at a range of 100 yards. The target face is a standard four-foot (122 cm) five-colour face, with the addition of a three-inch black spot at the centre.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – National Coach Museum: House world's largest collection of royal coaches and coaches
15-03-2021
(Worldkings.org) Queen Amélia created the museum to showcase the considerable collection of coaches and carriages owned by the nobility and royalty of Portugal, and the assemblage is vast.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: World's largest international film festival dedicated to short films
15-03-2021
(Kyluc.vn - Worldkings.org) Clermont has been the biggest short film festival for 40 years, the essential meeting place for spectators, professionals, youngsters and school children.
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