NASA lost radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft entered the Martian atmosphere.
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Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.
World's First Geostationary Satellite is Launched.
Mars had a 'close encounter' with Earth at 34.8 million miles apart.
NASA launched the Gemini program's tenth and final crewed spacecraft, Gemini 12.
