[[19581959]] – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed "Project USSR [[Mercuryprobe]]." <br>[[1959]] – USSR probe ''Luna 3 '' transmits first ever photographs of the far side of [[Luna|the moon]]. <br>
[[2008]] – Asteroid "2008 TC3" impacts [[Earth]] over Sudan, marking the first time an [[asteroid]] impact is detected prior to its entry into the planet's [[atmosphere]]. <br>
[[2401]] - – [[Daniel Wueste]] is assigned as [[commanding officer]] of the {{USS|Valley Forge|CA|1996}}.
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