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Sputnick 1
Russians launch the first artificial satellite, Sputnick 1. -
First Creature In Space!
Laika the dog becomes the first creature to enter space on the Sputnick 2, but dies a week after launch. -
First US Satellite launched!
The Explorer 1, the first US Satellite is launched into orbit. -
Luna 3 Send Moon Pictures!
The Russian Probe, Luna 3 sends the first picture of the far side of the moon. -
Chimpanzee in Space!
NASA launches the chimpanzee, Ham, into space on a Mercury rocket. -
First Person In Space!
The Russian man, Yuri Gagarin, becomes the first person in space on a 108 minute flight on Vostik 1. -
First American in Space!
Alan Shepard becomes the first American man to enter space. -
First astronaut to orbit Earth!
An American man John Glenn becomes the first man to orbit the Earth on the Friendship 7. -
Surface of Venus gets scanned!
The surface of Venus is scanned by NASA's Mariner 2 -
First Woman in Space!
The soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova, becomes the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6. -
First Space Walk!
The soviet cosmonaut, Alexey Leonov, made the first space walk. -
Mariner 4 flies by Mars!
The spacecraft Marina 4 flies past Mars. -
First Moon Landing!
Luna 9 performed the first ever moon landing in history. -
3 Astronauts die on launch pad!
3 US astronauts are killed by a fire on the launch pad of the Apollo 1 spacecraft. -
First Death In Space!
The soviet cosmonaut, Vladimir Komorov becomes the first person to die in space. -
Venera 4 lands on Venus!
The soviet spacecraft, Venera 4 lands on Venus. -
First crewed spacecraft to orbit the moon!
The Apollo 8 becomes the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the moon. -
First man to walk on the moon!
"This is one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind!"
- Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong becomes the first peron ever to step foot on the moon. -
First vehicle to drive on moon!
The Russian's drive the first Rover on the moon. -
First space station launched!
The Soviet's launch the first ever space station, the Salyut 1. -
First probe to fly past Jupiter!
The Pioneer 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Jupiter. -
First probe to fly past Mercury!
The Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. -
First Docking US/Soviet Spacecrafts!
Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts become the first US and Soviet spacecrafts to be docked. -
First Successful Mars Landing!
The Viking 1 becomes the first probe to successfully land on Mars. -
First Saturn Flyby!
The Pioneer 11 becomes the first probe to fly by Saturn! -
First space shuttle launch!
The Columbia becomes the first space shuttle to be launched into space. -
First Uranus Flyby!
The Voyager 2 becomes the first probe to fly by Uranus. -
Space shuttle explodes during launch!
The Space shuttle Challenger explodes during launch and kills all 7 crew members. -
Launch of Russian Space Station!
The Russian Space Station Mir is launched. -
First Halley's Comet flyby!
The European space probe Giotto makes the first flyby of Halley's Comet. -
International Space Station Launched!
The first part of the International Space Station is launched! -
First Neptune Flyby!
The Voyager 2 probe makes the first flyby of neptune. -
Hubble Space Telescope is launched!
The Space Shuttle Discovery launches the Hubble Space Telescope. -
Mars Climate Orbiter Disappears!
The Mars Climate Orbiter disappears after orbiting Mars. -
Mars Polar Lander Disappears!
The Mars Polar Lander disappears, further embarrassing NASA. -
Mir Space Station Crashes!
The Mir Space Station is abandoned and crashes off the coast of Australia into the Pacific Ocean. -
First Tourist in Space!
Dennis tito becomes the first tourist in space. -
Space shuttle columbia explodes!
The space shuttle Columbi explodes on re-entry, killing all seven astronauts. -
Rover Missions land on Mars!
The twin Mars exploration rover missions Spirit and opportunity land on Mars. -
Planet discovered in Habitable Zone!
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope discovered the planet, Kepler-186f which is within the habitible zone of a star like our sun, meaning liquid can pool on its surface and it is possible that it could support life. -
Space Salad!
Kjell Lindgren and Kimiya Yui sampled red romaine lettuce which was grown onboard the International Space Station. -
Universe is dying!
A recent study of 200 000 galaxies has shown that star formation is slowing and the universe is dying.
