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The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Foundation has recognized the Megiddo Bible, Hazor, Beer Sheba of Israel as World Cultural Heritage in 2005.

On August 19, Russia successfully launched the US Intelsat-21 telecommunications satellite into orbit with the Zenit-3SL boosters from the Odyssey floating platform on the Pacific

According to the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), the Zenit-2SL rocket carrying the Intelsat 19 satellite was launched from the Odyssey launcher in the Pacific at 923 am

The Endeavor, the youngest ship in the US shuttle fleet, returned to Earth safely, completing its final mission before retiring after 19 years of operation.

New Zealand will soon become the main center to launch satellites into orbit after Rocket Lab, the US aerospace company, announced plans to build a launch platform in the country.