NASA’s NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
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The European Space Agency launched its 'Mars Express,' the first planetary mission in Europe.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
Spacecraft Chang'e 1 entered lunar orbit at 02:15 UT and became the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit the moon successfully.
The Indian Space Research Organization's Mars Orbiter Mission probe reached Mars' orbit after 298 days.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched from the Guiana Space Center.
