Moon landing

History of Space Exploration

By mortician

  • Sputnik 1 sent into space

    Sputnik 1 sent into space
    The Soviet Satellite "Sputnik 1" is the first object sent into space and to successfully orbit the Earth.

  • Explorer 1 launched

    Explorer 1 launched
    The first United States satellite to orbit the Earth - Explorer 1 - is launched.

  • NASA is formed

    NASA is formed
    NASA (Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration) is formed.

  • Yuri Gagarin - First person is Space

    Yuri Gagarin - First person is Space
    Russian citizen, Yuri Gagarin, is the first human in space. (he orbits the Earth)

  • Alan Shepard goes into space

    Alan Shepard goes into space
    Alan Shepard is the first United States citizen to go into space.

  • First "re-usable" space craft

    First "re-usable" space craft
    The first American space shuttle in launched. This marks the use of the first "re-usable" space craft.

  • John Glenn - First American citizen in space

    John Glenn - First American citizen in space
    John Glenn is the first United States citizen to orbit the Earth.

  • First man on the Moon

    First man on the Moon
    Apollo 11 crew member Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. His fellow Apollo astronaut crew member Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin is right behinde him , becoming the second man to walk on the moon.

  • Space shuttle Challenger explodes

    Space shuttle Challenger explodes
    The space suttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off.

  • Human habitation in ISS

    Human habitation in ISS
    Human habitation in the International Space Station begins.