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sputnik 1
Russian for satellite, it was the first to enter earths orbit. -
sputnik 2
The second spacecraft to be launched in earths orbit, carrying a dog named Laika -
Yuri Gagarin
This Russian pilot was the first person to journey into space. -
Alan Sheppard
Alan was the first American to Journey into space -
Apollo 11
the spacecraft that carried three Americans to the moon and back in July, 1969 -
Gemini 4
the 2nd manned space flight in 1965 -
soviet voskhod 2
he became the first human to space walk during the voskhod for 12 minutes. -
pioneer 10
an american probe launched in 1972 being the first to escape velocity from the solar system. -
spirit and opportunity rovers
a rover sent to mars to collect data. There were 2 rovers sent to explore Mars. -
viking 2
viking 2 landed on mars following the first successful spacecraft. -
challenger sally ride
sally ride became the first woman to fly in space when the space shuttle challenger launched in missions. -
voyager 2
a space probe launched by NASA to study the outer planets -
space shuttle challenger
the second orbiter of NASA's space shuttle program. on Jan 28, 1986 it broke apart -
space probe galileo
this space probe was named after Galileo Galilei it studies jupiter and its moons. -
international space station
a space station or habitable artificial satellite in low earth orbit. -
mars odyssey
a robotic space craft orbiting mars. -
mars phoenix
a robotic spacecraft that explores mars landed on may 25, 2008
