[[1938]] – BBC Television produces [[Earth|the world's]] first ever science fiction television program, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot". <br>
[[1997]] – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. <br>
:* The image reveals the universe is 13.7 billion years old (within one percent error) and provides evidence that supports the inflationary theory. <br>
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