SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched on its maiden flight.
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NASA's Explorer 49 was launched into Earth's orbit to research long-range radio waves within the Milky Way.
NASA's Apollo 14 spacecraft was launched and headed for the moon.
NASA launched the Explorer 11 satellite atop a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA launched the Pioneer 5 space probe from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The US Navy's Vanguard SLV-2 launch vehicle failed to reach Earth's orbit.
