2008 – China launches the spacecraft Shenzhou 7 the
third human space flight for the nation. The mission included an EVA carried out by crewmembers Zhai Zhigang and Liu Boming.
1998 – Galileo spacecraft completed a close-up flyby of
Europa at 8:54 p.m. PDT, Galileo skimmed over the icy moon at an altitude of only 3582.4 kms (2,226 mi).
