STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
It was the US’s 7th spacecraft launch.
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NASA launched the Mariner 4 space probe on a mission to Mars.
SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
Ariel 1, the first British-American satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US.