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Sputnik
The small Soviet satellite Sputnik 1 who becomes the first object orbited by man. -
Laika the dog
The Russian dog Laika who is the first living animal to orbit in space. -
Explorer 1
America enters the race for space conquest by orbiting it's first Explorer 1 satellite. -
Creation of NASA
Creation of NASA, the space agency of the United States. -
The first man sent into space
First human who was sent into space for an orbital flight, the Russian Yuri Gagarin, during the Vostok 1 mission. -
The First American Man in space
Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space during the Mercury-Redstone 3 mission. -
First woman in space
First woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova. -
First time that a crew escapes from Earth Orbit
First time that a crew escapes from Earth orbit, and goes into lunar orbit. Apollo 8 -
Apollo 11
First steps of Man on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission, performed by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. -
First space station
Launch of the first manned space station, Salyut-1 by the Soviet Union. -
First American Space Station.
Launch of the American Skylab space station. The United States becomes the second to have a space station in autonomy. -
Hubble
Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, who holding the record for longevity for a space telescope in 2022. -
First Martian rover
First Martian rover.
The Mars Pathfinder probe lands on Mars, releasing the mobile robot Sojourner. -
Creation of ISS
The first module of the International Space Station (ISS) is in place. This is Zarya, a Russian module. -
First manned space flight operated by a private company.
The private company SpaceX sends, by means of their Falcon 9 rocket and their Crew Dragon capsule -
Artemis 1
Artemis 1 is the first mission of the Artemis program, the objective of this program is to return to the lunar surface and eventually maintain a more or less continuous human presence there.