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First Man Made Satellte
Luna 1, first man made satellite to orbit the moon, is launched bu U.S.S.R. -
Photographs of the Moon
U.S Ranger seven relays the first close-range photographs of the moon. -
Mission
The Einstein Observatory begins its thirty day mission. -
Sally K. Ride
Sally K. Ride is the first woman to travel in space, on Challenger mission STS-7. -
Asteroid XM1
Asteroid XM1 passes within 65,000 miles of Earth. -
NASA Satellite
The NASA satellite, Stardust, lifts off for a rendezvous with the Comet Wild-2 in January of 2004. -
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off on a twelve day mission to outfit the ISS, completing the installation of the Zvezda module. -
Expedition One Crew
The Expedition One crew is launched on a Soyuz transport to become the first crew of the ISS. -
NEAR
NEAR soft impacts on the asteroid 433 Eros, at 2m/s. Signals continue to be recieved from the probe hours after the landing, confirming its survival. -
Deep Space 1
Deep Space 1 successfully completes its flyby of Comet 19B/Borrelly.