Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
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Soyuz TM-31 was launched, carrying the first crew to reside long-term on the International Space Station.
Space welcomed its first tourist from Earth.
Pakistan established its national space agency, the SUPARCO.
George Mary Searle discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Osiris became the first discovered exoplanet with an atmosphere.
