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2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1961
President John F. Kennedy told Congress the United States should land a man on the Moon and return him safely before the decade was out. The bold promise galvanized a generation of scientists and engineers.
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2012
SpaceX's Dragon capsule became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous with the International Space Station. It marked the start of private industry carrying cargo, and later people, to orbit.
Source: Wikipedia
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