STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
It was the US’s 7th spacecraft launch.
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The People's Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
The mapping of Mars' surface began.
The US Air Force launched the Discoverer 1 reconnaissance satellite.
Landsat 1 launched.
NASA launched the Gemini program's tenth and final crewed spacecraft, Gemini 12.
