The Soviet spacecraft Venera 9 went into Venus’ orbit – making it the first to do so.
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STS 77 (Endeavour 11) was launched into orbit.
The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
Venera 7 launched by the Soviet Union.
NASA's Dawn probe became the first spacecraft to orbit a dwarf planet.
The Stardust space probe collected a sample of comet dust.
