The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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NASA launched the second crewed mission of the Gemini Space Program, Gemini 4.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
Luna 9 touches down on the Moon.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
The crew of Skylab 4 returned to Earth.
