Space Exploration

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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    The first man-made object to orbit Earth is launched by the USSR.

  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    The first U.S. satellite to orbit Earth.

  • Project Mercury

    Project Mercury
    It carries Alan Shepard into space as the first U.S. astronaut.

  • Project Gemini

    Project Gemini
    It launches the first U.S. two-man crew into space.

  • John Glenn

    John Glenn
    He is the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth.

  • Volstok 1

    Volstok 1
    It is launched by the USSR carrying Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    It leaves Earth's orbit and circles the Moon.

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    It lands on the Moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin walk on the Moon.

  • Project Skylab

    Project Skylab
    It is launched by the U.S.

  • Viking 2

    Viking 2
    It is launched by the U.S. and lands on Mars.

  • First Mission

    First Mission
    It is the first mission if the U.S. Spaces Shuttle

  • First Evidence

    The first evidence of a planet outside the solar system is obtained.

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Hubble Space Telescope
    The Hubble Space Telescope is launched

  • Pathfinder

    Pathfinder
    It lands on Mars. Color images of the surfaces and data on the rocks and soil are collected.

  • Construction

    Construction
    Construction begins on the International Space Station.