== Events ==
*'''[[January 01|January 1]]''' - – The [[Millennium Gate]] begins construction, the self-contained biosphere later becoming the model for [[Earth]]'s first [[Mars]] colony.
*'''[[September 11]]''' - – Two airplanes crash into New York City's World Trade Center/Twin Towers, on [[Earth]], in a terrorist attack.
* The NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lands in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an [[asteroid]].
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