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Galileo Galilei
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei -
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Robert H
Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets -
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research flight
First research flight launched by the U.S. captured by the V-2 space rocket -
First artificial satellite
First artificial satellite put into space that brings back signals to earth launched by the
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Yuri Gagarin
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. -
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Luna 9
The Russian spacecraft Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to land on the moon. -
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Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was launched, and later her crewmembers became the first men to orbit the moon. -
first men on the moon.
Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men on the moon. -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was launched -
Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. -
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle Discovery deployed the Hubble Space Telescope. -
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Spitzer Space Telescope.
NASA launched the largest-diameter infrared telescope ever in space, the Spitzer Space Telescope. -
Mars Lander.
NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander. -
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Dawn spacecraft
NASA's Dawn spacecraft became the first man made craft to orbit an asteroid.
