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[[1942]] – The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, [[Germany]]. It is the first [[human]]-made object to reach [[space]].<br />
[[1962]] – Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.<br />
[[1985]] – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J)
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