Ariane 1 — Europe's first independent launch vehicle

Maiden flight from Kourou establishes Europe as an autonomous launch power, breaking US dominance of the commercial satellite launch market through what would become the Ariane family.

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Voyager 2 launches — only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune

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Voyager 1 launched on grand tour

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Rohini-1 — India joins the orbital-launch club

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STS-1 Columbia — first Space Shuttle flight

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