The Gemini V spacecraft returned to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Millions watch NASA spacecraft Ranger 9 crash into the Moon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ITOS-B weather satellite launched atop a Delta rocket.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space, becoming the first artificial object to do so.
NASA launched a spacecraft to rendezvous with a small communication satellite.
A US National Reconnaissance Office mission launched on a reused SpaceX booster for the first time.