The Venera 3 space probe became the first human-made object to land on another planet.
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The US Air Force launched the Discoverer 1 reconnaissance satellite.
The Columbia space shuttle took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its final time.
The USSR's Luna 15 robotic spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
NASA launched Intelsat VA F-11 into orbit.
