America built the first rocket to reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km).
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The Russian Soyuz MS-10 manned spacecraft malfunctioned during takeoff and made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
An orbital-class rocket was successfully reused for the first time.
A Soviet N1 rocket failed during its launch, causing the largest rocket explosion in recorded history.
The European Space Agency successfully launched the Vega launch rocket for the first time.
A V-2 rocket captured the first photograph of Earth from outer space.
