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First man to fly faster than sound
Chuck Yeager is the first man to fly at a speed faster than the speed of sound! -
The first rocket is launched
The first rocket ever was launched out of Port Canaveral, Florida -
First woman to fly faster than the speed of sound.
Jacquelin Cochran is the first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound. -
Russia launches Sputnik (satellite)
Russia proudly launches Sputnick, the first satellite into orbit around earth. -
American launches their first satellite
America, following in Russia's footsteps, launches their first satellite, less than a year later. The name of Amerca's first satellite was called Explorer 1 -
NASA is created
Dwight D. Eisenhower created NASA. -
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
A Russian man, Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space on april 12, 1961. His flight lasted 108 minutes on the vostok 1 spacecraft. -
Alan Shepard becomes the first american in space
On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard becomes the first american to travel to space. -
President Kennedy makes his historical speech to congress
President John F. Kennedy makes his speech to congress challenging the nation to "land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth" -
John Glenn becomes the first american to orbit the earth
John Glenn becomes the first ameircan to orbit the earth, he made 3 orbits and it took him 4 hours and 56 minutes. -
First spacecraft to land on the Moon
The russians are the first to have a spaecraft on the Moon. Its name was Luna 9. Luna 9 took pictures of the moons surface so people could be sure the moon was durable enough to support the weight of a larger spacecraft. -
First American spacecraft to land on the moon
America, following in Russsias footsteps, once again, sends their first spacecraft to the Moon. It was names Surveyor 1 and it took thousands of high-resolution pictures of the moon. -
First manned misssion to land on the Moon
The first manned mission to the Moon, Apollo 11, carried Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin who becam e the first men to set foot on another planet. -
first spacecraft to orbit another planet
American space probe Mariner 9 is the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, Mars. Over the next year, it maps the entire surface of Mars. -
Voyager 2 is launched
The Voyager 2 Spacecraft is launched out of kennedy space center and its mission was to explore the outer planets(Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and their satellites. -
Spacecraft Voyager 1 is launched
Voyager 1 is launched from Kennedy Space center on September 5, 1977. Its mission was to explore Jupiter and Saturn and their satellites. -
Voyager 1 arrives at Jupiter
Voyager 1 arrives at jupiter and begins sending back pictures of the planet and its moons. -
Voyager 1 arrives at Saturn
Voyager 2 arrives at saturn and begins taking pictures of Saturn and its moons. -
Voyager 2 arrives at Jupiter
Voyager 2 arrives at its first destination Jupiter and begins taking pictures of Jupiter and its moons. -
First space shuttle is launched
The First manned mission of the STS-1 is launched and is named the Columbia. This mission and the next 3 after it were test flights to test the spacecrafts systems. -
Voyager 2 arrives at Saturn
The Voyager 2, 4 years after its launch date, has reached its second destination. The Voyager 2 takes pictures of Saturn and its moons. -
Second space shuttle is launched
The second space shuttle is launched and is named Challenger. On this mission the first American space walk in 9 years occurs. -
The third orbiter Discovery is launched
The third orbiter of of the American Space Shuttle fleet, Discovery is launched. -
The fourth orbiter in the american space shuttle fleet is launched
The fourth orbiter in the american space shuttle fleet, Atlantis is launched. -
Voyager 2 encounters Uranus
Voyager 2 encounter Uranus and sends back the very first close up pictures of Uranus and its moons. -
Voyager 2 encounters Neptune
The Voyager 2 reaches neptune and gives us the first images of neptune. -
Voyage on Endevour
This maiden voyage brings the number of orbiters back to four. -
Final flight of space shuttle program
The space shuttle Atlantis was the last Americsn space shuttle to be launched into space.
