1999 – Arabsat 3A/Skynet 4E Ariane 4 Launch
1999 – ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) successfully launched three satellites into space, demonstrating India’s growing capabilities in space technology.
1983 – The European Space Agency launched EXOSAT, its first X-ray observatory, into space. This mission focused on studying high-energy sources like supernovas, active galactic nuclei, and black holes by observing X-ray radiation.
1969 – Apollo 10 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a successful lunar orbit.
Birthdays
1951 – 
Sally Kristen Ride, born in Encino California. Selection: NASA Group 8 (1978) She was the first American Woman in Space on STS-7, June 18, 1983. She died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012 at age 61.
