Important Dates In Space Exploration

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    Space Exploration Events

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    First artificial satellite

  • First Creature In space

    First Creature In space
    A stray dog named Laika was sent to live in orbit

  • First Human In Space

    First Human In Space
    Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space among the Vostok 1

  • First Woman In Space

    First Woman In Space
    Valentina Tershkova becomes the first woman to reach space aboard the Vostok 6

  • Men on The Moon

    Men on The Moon
    First Man Neil Armstrong takes a step on the moon

  • First Space Station

    First Space Station
    First Space Station Salyut 1 goes into orbit around Earth

  • Viking 1 and 2

    Viking 1 and 2
    U.S. led missions that landed on mars

  • Voyagers 1 and 2

    Voyagers 1 and 2
    Satellites that were sent out that caught images of Jupiter

  • First Space Shuttle Takes Off

    First Space Shuttle Takes Off
    A new form of spacecraft, the US Space shuttle takes off for the first time

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Hubble Space Telescope
    NASA Launches the hubble space telescope, which we still use today