2001 Event Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft becomes first vehicle to land on an asteroid (433 Eros) 1984 Event U.S.S.R. launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet 1975 Event Apollo 18 launched (will rendezvous with Soyuz) 1975 Event Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later 1969 Event Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later 1966 Event Gemini 9 completes 45 orbits after rendezvous with "angry alligator" 1965 Event Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7)
