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Space Exploration 1981- 2014
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First Reusable Spacecraft
The first reusable spacecraft(space shuttle) was Columbia. -
First In-Space Sattelite Repair
The first in-space sattelite repair was done by Challenger. -
Challenger Tragedy
The space shuttle Challenger blew up due to a faulty O-ring in the rocket boosters. NASA shut down all shuttle flights. -
Mir Space Station
Mir was the first space station to have a crew on it. -
Space Shuttles Return to Flight
NASA re-designed the rocket boosters and communacation problems that caused the Challenger tragedy. They returned back to flight two years after the disaster. -
First Large Space Telescope
The first large space telescope(Hubble) is launched into space. -
International Space Station
The first part of the International Space Station(I.S.S.) was sent into space. This is the first space station for more that one country. -
First Landing On An Asteroid
The N.E.A.R. rover landed on the asteroid Eros. -
First Tourist In Space
The first tourist in space paid $20 milliion to go to the I.S.S. The U.S. would not accept his offer but the Russians later did. He got limited access to the I.S.S. -
First Chinese Manned Spaceflight
The Chinese launched their first manned spaceflight.
