NASA launched the first-ever active repeater communications satellite.
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Pale Blue Dot, an iconic photo of our Earth, was taken by Voyager 1 space probe.
Enos, the chimpanzee, was launched into space on the Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission.
France successfully launched their first satellite, Astérix, into Earth's orbit.
NASA's Explorer 49 was launched into Earth's orbit to research long-range radio waves within the Milky Way.
Sputnik 5 is launched by USSR.
