The world’s first satellite navigation system, Transit 1-B, was successfully launched from the US.
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Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander mission crash-landed on the Moon.
NASA's spacecraft, The Pioneer 10, became the first craft to exit the solar system.
Wilbur Wright Makes the First Circular Flight.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
The Soviet Union's Luna 5 uncrewed spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon.