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Sputnik 1
USSR launches Sputnik, The first man-made object to orbit the Earth. -
Yuri Garain
Soviets sent the first man into space Yuri Gagarin -
Jhon Glenn
Jhon Glenn was the first to orbit Earth in space - friendship 7. -
The first men to walk on the moon
Americans Niel Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, the first men to walk on the moon. -
US Apollo15
US Apollo 15 and Apollo 17, first missions to use moon rovers to drive across the moons surface. -
Space Shuttle Columbia
US launch the first space shuttle. -
Sally ride
Sally Ride. First american woman to take part in orbital mission. -
first educator involved in orbital mission
Barbra Morgan first educator in orbital mission. Tragic challenger explosion. -
Christa Macallif
Sally ride the first american woman to take part in orbital mission. -
MIR
Soviet Union launches space station MIR where astronaunts spend living in tight quarters and conducting research. -
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble space telescope is launched by the US to record information about our solar system and the universe. -
Mars Rover
Mars Rover lands and explores the surface of mars. -
Voyager 1
Voyager 1 reaches the edge of the solar system.