1958-1980 space exploration

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  • First rocket launched into earths orbit

    First rocket launched into earths orbit
    First rocket launched into earths orbit By the USSR

  • First detection of solar wind

    First detection of solar wind by USSR

  • First plants and animals to return to earth

    First plants and animals to return to earth safely/alive from the Earth's orbit

  • First human spaceflight

    First human spaceflight and humanned orbital flight

  • First women in space

    First women in space
    First women in space by USSR

  • First sighting of mars

    First sighting of mars and flyby by U.S. NASA

  • First artificial satellite around another planet

    First artificial satellite around another world (moon) purposed by USSR

  • First human on moon by the U.S.

    First human on moon by the U.S.
    First human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful

  • First space station in space

    First space station in space by USSR

  • First soft landing on Mars

    First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface