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Sputnik
Soviet fires earth satelite into space -
Dog in space
The first living animal was launched into space which was a dog. -
US satelite
First US satelite was launched into orbit -
Space
US President Eisenhower signs into law National Aeronautics -
first person to orbit earth
Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth -
2 man flight
Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight -
Apollo 11
1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. from Apollo 11 -
Maiden Voyage
Maiden voyage Space Transit System-space shuttle Columbia launched -
Space Shuttle Disaster
broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. -
Hubble Space Telescope
was carried into orbit -
$60 million Space Station
Russia is heading the monopoly by charging NASA about $60 million per person for rides to the International Space Station station -
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
hen Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. -
The European Space Agency
Launched Mars Express probe from Baikonur space. -
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Final round of testing -
Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Memorials -
Search for life on Mars
People think that there is life in Mars so they sent a Mars Rover to go searching on it.