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V-2 Rocket
Germans launch the V-2 rocket becoming the first rocket to reach space (Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA) -
Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier (Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY) -
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union (Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND) -
First Human in Space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel to outer space (Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND) -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard becomes the first US born person in space (Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA) -
First American orbit of Earth
John Glenn orbits the earth 3 times (This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA) -
First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space (This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY) -
First crewed spaceflight
First crewed spaceflight with a multi-crewed vehicle done by the Soviet Union -
First Space Walk
Alexei Leonov performs the first human spacewalk -
First American to make a space walk
Ed White becomes the first American to make a space walk as part of Project Gemini (This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA) -
First human orbit of the moon
Apollo 8 becomes the first spaceflight to leave earth orbit and orbit the moon -
First foot steps on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first to set foot on the Moon (This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY) -
First Space Station
Salyut 1 becomes the first crewed space station in earth orbit and runs from 1971 to 1986. -
International Space Station
First crew member arrives on the ISS (This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA)