The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir joined, forming the largest artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
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The Discovery Space Shuttle was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-124.
NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft became the first space probe to land on an asteroid when it touched down on 433 Eros.
NASA's Atlantis Space Shuttle ferried the Magellan space probe into orbit.
The Rosetta Philae became the first-ever probe to land on a moving comet.
NASA's Lunar Orbiter 2 launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.