The People’s Republic of China launched Shenzhou 1, the first uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft.
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NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-32.
The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.
Space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station during NASA's STS-123 mission.
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus' orbit – making it the first to do so.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
