US/Russian STS 74 Atlantis space shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center.
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Luna 10 was launched by the USSR and became the first satellite to orbit the moon.
The last signal from the Pioneer 10 space probe was received.
The TIROS satellite transmitted the first-ever TV picture from space.
America's robot spacecraft, the Viking I, successfully landed on Mars.
A giant ball of fire was seen arching across the sky from Michigan to Pennsylvania.
