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sputnik
Russia launched the first artificial satellite To orbit earth. -
National Aeronautics
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is established in the U.S. It replaces the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. -
Launch of Luna 3
Russia launched the Luna 3 for it to orbit the moon and successfully photographed 70% of the moon. -
friendship 7
friendship 7- project mercury carries john h.glenn,jr. and orbits the earth three times -
First Manned Flight
First manned flight of the Gemini program, Gemini 3 carrying virgil, made 3 orbits around earth. -
Soviet Venera 3
Soviet Verena 3 lands on Venus. Which is the first spacecraft to reach a another planet!!! -
u.s lunar
u.s lunar orbiter 1 enters moon orbit and takes the first picture of the earth from the distance of the moon -
apollo 8
Apollo 8 -first Apollo to use the Saturn v rock . frank bormen ,James .A .lovell jr .,and william .A anders orbited the moon 10 times then returned safely -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin,jr. make the first manned soft landing on the moon,and the first moon walk using Apollo 11 -
mariner 6 returns
mariner 6 returns high resolution images of the martian surface, concentrating on the equatorial region -
sky lab
sky lab workshop is launched by the u.s, and maintained by 3 crews -
Apollo 18
Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 doc and becomes the first international space craft rendezvous in space -
the space shuttle
the space shuttle challenger lifts off for it first mission (sts-6) and first american space walk in 9 years -
STS-7
STS-7-challenger mission launches, with the first american woman in space- sally k. ride -
The Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after lift off mission