[[1997]] – The Cassini [[probe ]] launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to [[Saturn]].<br />[[2001]] – [[NASA]]'s Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of [[Jupiter]]'s [[moon ]] Io.<br />[[2003]] – China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.<br>
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