This Day In Astro History

2009 – Cassini spacecraft snaps a picture of Fensal north of the equator and Aztlan south of the equator, on Titan, Saturn‘s largest moon.

2004 – Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, and collects samples to be returned to Earth.

1959 – The USSR’s Luna1,
the first Moon probe, is launched
and becomes the first extraterrestrial spacecraft.