Europe’s Planck spacecraft found evidence that our universe is 13.8 billion years old.
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NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
NASA's Atlas-Centaur rocket exploded mid-air during its first test flight.
NASA launched the Explorer 11 satellite atop a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA's Discovery space shuttle launched on mission STS-56.
The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
