1864
http://www.onthisday.com/events/august/8Comet C/1864 N1 ("Temple") passes close to Earth, at 0.0964 AU. One AU ("astronomical unit") is the approximate distance between the Earth and Sun, equivalent to near 150 million kilometers (britannica.com).
1908
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/day-wilbur-wright-flies-europeWilbur Wright flies in Le Mans, France - the first time in Europe - making the brothers "world celebrities overnight."
1977
https://www.space.com/37183-today-in-space.htmlLaunched in 1976, the Soviet space station Salyut 5 burned in the atmosphere from a lack of fuel.
2007
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts118/main/index.htmlThe 22nd space shuttle to the ISS, the STS 118 Endeavour mission was launched at 18:36 EDT, spending 12 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes in space.
For a complete list of today’s Space History, see http://www.astronautix.com/a/august08.html
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