The 101st Space Shuttle mission, STS-97, successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
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The Soviet Union's Luna 17 uncrewed space mission launched.
The crew of Soviet spacecraft 'Soyuz 11' dies after the loss of air supply.
The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The world's first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
The Gemini V spacecraft returned to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
