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Moon Sighting
The first sighting of the moon through telescope which was observed by Galileo Galilei. -
Liquid Fuel
Robert H. Goddard is the first person to successfully launch a liquid fueled rocket, although not into space. -
Earth Photos
The first images of Earth were taken from space at an altitude of 65 miles above the surface of New Mexico. -
First Orbiting Satellite
Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit Earth and it triggered the space race between the U.S. and the USSR. -
First Animal In Orbit
The first animal launches into orbit was a dog named Laika, launched on Soviet Sputnik 2 by USSR and didn't return alive. -
First Rocket In Orbit
The first rocket was launched into Earth's orbit by the USSR. -
First Animals Returned To Earth
The first animals, Belka and Strelka, were the first to be safely returned to Earth from orbit. -
Human Spaceflight
The first human spaceflight was made by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. -
One Giant Leap For Mankind
The first human on the moon was brought there on Apollo 11 by the U.S. Neil Armstrong, the mission commander, was the first person to walk on the moon and Buzz Aldrin, the pilot, was the second. -
Soft Landing On Mars
The first soft landing on Mars was made by Mars 3. Mars 2 crashed into Mars so it did not land and did not carry out its mission. -
Reusable Spacecraft
The first reusable manned spacecraft was made and launched by the U.S. It was designed to carry things like satellites into orbit and bring them back. -
Spacecraft Past Neptune
The first spacecraft to go beyond the orbit of Neptune was Pioneer 10 by U.S. NASA. -
Solar System Photos
The first photo of the whole solar system was taken by Voyager 1 by U.S. NASA. -
Asteroid Landing
The first landing on an asteroid (Eros) was by Shoemaker spacecraft by U.S. NASA. -
Mars Landing
The NASA rover, Curiosity, successfully lands on Mars to search for clues that there is life on Mars by U.S. NASA.
