History of Space Exploration Timeline

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  • Sputnik 1

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

  • First United States Satellite

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

  • NASA

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

  • First Russian Citizen in Space

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

  • First United States Citizen in Space

    First United States Citizen in Space
    Alan Shepard is the first united States citizen to go into space.

  • John Glenn

    John Glenn
    John Glenn is the first United States citizen to orbit the Earth.

  • American Space Shuttle

    American Space Shuttle
    The first American space shuttle is launched. This marks the use of the first "re-usable" space craft.

  • Men on the Moon

    Men 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 "Buss" Aldrin is right behind him, cevoming the secon man to walk on the moon.

  • Challenger

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

  • International Space Station

    International Space Station
    Human Habitation in the International Space Station begins