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Places & travelDennis Tito launches on a Soyuz taxi mission to the ISS
Dennis Tito began the first self-funded private orbital visit on 28 April 2001. His Soyuz journey also had a routine operational purpose: replacing the spacecraft kept at the International Space Station for an emergency return to Earth.
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Places & travelTate Modern’s public opening in the former Bankside Power Station
Tate Modern opened to the public on 12 May 2000, bringing international modern and contemporary art into a converted London power station. Its industrial scale helped redefine what a museum entrance and public space could be.
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