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Period: to
1609 - 1957
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The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei
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Hermann Oberth launches first personal rocket
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First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S.
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First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika
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First ballistic missile produced by the USSR
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Period: to
1958 - 1980
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First rocket launched into earths orbit by the USSR
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First photograph of the earth from the earths orbit by U.S. NASA
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First human space flight and human orbital flight
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First woman in space by USSR
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First human on the moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11)
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First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.
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Period: to
1981 - PRESENT
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First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S.
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First orbit of an asteroid by U.S.
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First landing on an asteroid
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First sample of an asteroid brought back to earth
