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[[19th Century|1883]] - The [[Orient Express]], a transcontinental railroad on Earth, begins service between [[Paris]] and [[Istanbul]]. <br />
[[1957]] – Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.<br />
[[1959]] - The Russian satellite Luna 3 is launched, orbiting the [[Luna|Moon]] and photographing 70 percent of the Moon's far side.<br />
[[2004]] – SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. By being the first private craft to fly into space.<br />
[[2004]] - Death of American astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the first astronauts and the first American to sleep in orbit.
<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|278]]</noinclude>
[[1957]] – Launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.<br />
[[1959]] - The Russian satellite Luna 3 is launched, orbiting the [[Luna|Moon]] and photographing 70 percent of the Moon's far side.<br />
[[2004]] – SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. By being the first private craft to fly into space.<br />
[[2004]] - Death of American astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., one of the first astronauts and the first American to sleep in orbit.
<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|278]]</noinclude>
