Events in Space

By andreamalpica18

  • Sputnik reaches space

    Sputnik reaches space
    first man-made object goes into space (Sputnik) remains in orbit for a year

  • Tiros 1 satellite reaches space

    Tiros 1 satellite reaches space
    first weather satellite is launched into space by the US (Tiros 1)

  • Soviet Luna 9

    Soviet Luna 9
    Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon

  • Fist Walk on the Moon

    Fist Walk on the Moon
    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. are the first soft landing on the moon and have the first moon walk

  • First international spacecraft rendezvous

    First international spacecraft rendezvous
    Apollo 18 & Soviet Soyuz 19 dock, & are the first international spacecraft rendezvous

  • First US woman to space

    First US woman to space
    First U.S woman in space. Sally Ride, aboard Space shuttle challenger.

  • Longest astronaut in space

    Longest astronaut in space
    Atlantis lands bringing back Shannon Lucid who became the longest astronaut in space as well as female astronaut in space.

  • Lunar Prospector

    Lunar Prospector
    Lunar Prospector is the first NASA mission to the moon in 25 years since Apollo 14 in 1972

  • Space Shuttle Endeavour

    Space Shuttle Endeavour
    Space Shuttle Endeavour carries off to Shuttle Radar Topography to get a 3D map of 80% of the world’s mass

  • Monkey, dog, and rabbit off to space

    Monkey, dog, and rabbit off to space
    China sends their spacecraft Shenshou into space carrying a monkey, dog, and rabbit