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Sputnik 1
The satellite was the size of a beach ball. When this was launched the Americans worried that they could transport much bigger warheads over long distances. This caused the Cold War. -
Sputnik 2
Laika the dog was the first being in space Russian leaders wanted the shuttle to be built within a month so the shuttle was hastily built. Because of this, in space the temperature control failed and Laika died within 5 hours After launch. -
Vostok 3KA-3
The capsule was round and made of an aluminum alloy so it would not burn in the return. The capsule was very cramped so there was limited movement possible. The cosmonaut who was in it was Yuri Gagarin. -
Man on the Moon!!!!!
On July 16 1967 Neil Amstrong landed on the moon. This was a big change in technology and this sparked the hearts of many youth -
Salyut 1
"Salyut 1 was the first space station of any kind, launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The Salyut program followed this with five more successful launches of seven more stations." -
Fist Moon Rover
“Apollo 15 launches with a Boeing-built Lunar Roving Vehicle and better life-support equipment to explore the Moon.” -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble telescope has traveled over 300 billion miles and made hundreds of important observations for mankind. This was the biggest event since the moon landing. -
Horizon flyby of Pluto
The New Horizons spacecraft flies by the Dwarf planet Pluto giving us never seen before footage. -
Picture of a Black Hole
“A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first time, a historic feat by an international network of radio telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). ... A black hole is an extremely dense object from which no light can escape.”
