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1959Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the USSR.
2004 – Probe "Stardust" successfully flies past comet "Wild 2," collecting samples that it will return to Earth two years later. It was the first sample return mission of its kind.


Fun Fact:
The phrase "science-fiction" is first found in print in 1851.