Sir Richard Branson (R) and designer Burt Rutan stand behind SpaceShip2 just after its successful landing in Mojave, Ca. (Photo courtesy of Virgin Galactic)
Uruguayan Flight 571 crashes into the Andes, where 16 people survive 72 days before being rescued, inspiring the movie "Alive". Also, Lufthansa Flight 181 is hijacked, a Bolivian 707 crashes in Santa Cruz, and an Il-62 crashes ...