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March 21 in Universe History: Space Missions, Satellites and Exploration

March 21, 2026
2022 On 21 March 2022, OneWeb said it had contracted with SpaceX to launch its satellites after Russia forced an eleventh-hour cancellation of a planned Baikonur mission, shifting providers in the broadband-constellation market and showing how geopolitics can reshape access to launch services and deployment schedules for space networks.
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March 20 Major Events in World History

March 20, 2026
1888 The first Romani-language operetta premieres in Moscow on 20 March 1888, marking a milestone in the recognition of Romani culture within the Russian Empire.

March 8: Major Events in World History

March 8, 2026
17. 1917 Women textile workers begin protests in Petrograd on International Women’s Day, helping ignite the Russian February Revolution that soon forces Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate.