NASA’s spacecraft, The Pioneer 10, became the first craft to exit the solar system.
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The first Hughes Communications Galaxy satellite was launched into orbit.
Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.
Russian spacecraft Vega 2 landed on Venus.
The Soviet Union launches the world's first manned space station.
NASA's Apollo 10 Spacecraft ran a test flight of the Lunar Lander Module close to the Moon’s surface.
