September 12
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1959 – The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
1970 - The Soviet rocket Luna 16 is launched, conducting the first successful return of lunar soil samples by an automatic spacecraft.
1992 – NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavor, marking the organization's 50th shuttle mission.
- On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space; Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship; and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
- On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space; Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship; and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
2013 – NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
2409 - Aloysia Yvette is assigned as acting commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg, BC-1863.
