October 12, 2005
- The People's Republic of China launches the manned Shenzhou 6 spacecraft. Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng will spend five days in orbit in their Shenzhou spacecraft. (People's Daily)
- Mission engineers of the lost ESA Demonstrator IRDT-2R spacecraft believe that it might have plunged into the Pacific ocean. (space.com/YahooNews)
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