The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first human-made artifact to land on the moon’s surface.
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The Space Shuttle takes off on its maiden flight.
NASA launched the Vanguard I satellite.
STS 44 Atlantis 10 was launched into space.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA launched the 2001 Mars Odyssey space probe from Cape Canaveral.
