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1974 in spaceflight
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<p>On 29 March 1974 <a href="/facts/Mariner_10/jpKRBPKH">Mariner 10</a> became the first spacecraft to fly by Mercury, that saw a spacecraft for the first and last time in the 20th century. </p>