NASA launched the Apollo 4 test spacecraft to test the Saturn V rocket for the first time.
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The European Space Agency launched the Venus Express, the first European spacecraft to reach Venus.
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Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli released his sixth album, 'Sacred Arias,' which sold over 5 million copies, making it the highest-selling classical album ever by a solo singer.