2001
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Events
- 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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