Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the US Aurora 7.
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Sputnik 2 soviet spacecraft burned up, returning through Earth's atmosphere.
Voyager 1 passed Pioneer 10 to become the most distant human-made object in space.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began the multi-day process of unfurling its sunshield.
SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to dock at the International Space Station.
NASA's Columbia Space Shuttle landed at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding mission STS-90.
