A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
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The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
Using Johannes Kepler's predictions, French scientist Pierre Gassendi became the first person to witness Mercury's transit between the Earth and the Sun.
The Opportunity Mars rover sent its last signal to Earth.
French mathematician Pierre Louis Maupertuis began his journey to Lapland to plot the shape of the Earth.
South Korea's first launch vehicle successfully reached orbit for the first time.
