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Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be launched in space. It was launched by the Russians. -
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Exploration from the start to now
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Laika the Space Dog
Laika was the first dog to ever go into space alive and comeback. He was awarded with a statue and the "Space Dog" title -
The Mercury Project
The Mercury project was a project made to get the first American to orbit the moon -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to go into space. Sent by the Russians -
Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard was the first U.S. man in space for exploration details and research -
Apollo Program
This is when the Apollo Program began. -
Gemini Project
The Gemini Program began which is the mission for the second human exploration of space -
John Glenn
John Glenn was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit space for Project Mercury -
1st woman in space
The first woman ever to be in space was Valentina Tereshkova -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong lifted off of the moon on this date to become known as the first man to ever step a foot on the moon -
Voyager 1 and 2
The space probes (voyagers) were launched on this day -
STS1
The first space shuttle mission ever was in Columbia. -
STS40
STS40 was the first human manned spacelab that totally changed human resources and medical fields -
Disaster
When the columbian shuttle came in for landing.. it sadly disingrated abovetexas and killed everyone in it
