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Important dates in space exploration

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  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space
    Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the fist one to enter space, completing a 108 min orbit

  • First Step on the Moon

    First Step on the Moon
    US astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to set foot on the moon.

  • First Space Station

    First Space Station
    16 different country's contributed in the making of the space station, which orbits the Earth 16 times a day.

  • Landing the First Spacecraft on Mars

    Landing the First Spacecraft on Mars
    US spacecraft Viking 1 was the first to land on Mar's and sent photos of it back to Earth.

  • First Reusable Manned Spacecraft

    First Reusable Manned Spacecraft
    The US space shuttle Columbia was a reusable manned spacecraft.

  • The Hubble Telescope

    The Hubble Telescope
    The first space telescope to be placed into orbit, 340 miles away from Earth.

  • Space Tourist

    Space Tourist
    Dennis Tito, a Italian American multi-millionaire that paid Russia $20 million to be on the ISS for 8 days.

  • Private SpaceX

    Private SpaceX
    Successfully launching a rocket into Earth's orbit,US company SpaceX is the first private venture.

  • Comet Landing

    Comet Landing
    European Space Agency landed a small robot on a comet more than 500 million kilometres from Earth.

  • Solar Orbiter Launches into Space

    Solar Orbiter Launches into Space
    The Solar Orbiter mission is designed to study the sun up close to understand the bubble that wraps around the solar system.