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 world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
The Soviet Union's Soyuz 17 was successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Soyuz rocket.
The US spacecraft Pioneer 10 launched.
The Soviet Union's Luna 17 uncrewed space mission launched.
Soviet spacecraft Luna 6, destined for a moon landing, failed after flying right past it.
