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1989 Unmanned Russian Mig-23 crashes in Bellegem-Kooigem, Belgium (1 dies)

1988 Soviet space shuttle makes unmanned maiden flight (2 orbits)

1982 Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9,851 kph at White Sands, New Mexico

1970 Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon

1970 Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched

1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon

1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon

1968 Launch of Zond 6, 2nd unmanned circumlunar and return flight

1968 Apollo 6 launched atop Saturn V; unmanned

1968 Apollo 5 launched to Moon; unmanned lunar module tests made

1967 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module

1964 Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn test launched into Earth orbit

1964 Unmanned Gemini 1 launched

1964 Unmanned Apollo 1 Saturn launcher test attains Earth orbit

1962 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City)

1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test

1961 Unmanned Mercury-Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit

1961 Unmanned Mercury test explodes on launch pad

1960 U.S.S.R. launch 1st (unmanned) space capsule

1783 J van North launches unmanned balloon

1783 1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude

1783 Montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon, unmanned


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