NASA’s Galileo spacecraft made its first flyby of Earth.
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The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon's surface.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-119.
US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.