Luna 10 was launched by the USSR and became the first satellite to orbit the moon.
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The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
Zarya, the first International Space Station module, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Apollo 13 was launched successfully but ran into difficulties two days later.
Soviet Space Program's Vega 1, which was launched on December 15, 1984, released a space probe to enter Venus.
A giant ball of fire was seen arching across the sky from Michigan to Pennsylvania.
