The last total solar eclipse of the 20th century occurred and was visible from Europe and Asia.
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Pluto was officially named.
NASA's Mariner 6 space probe successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
The Japanese Space Agency sent two robots to explore an asteroid aboard their Hayabusa-2 spacecraft.
Three Russian cosmonauts returned from space after spending a record time of 237 days in orbit.
