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Sally Ride
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Sputnik
The first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and now thousands of satellites are being launched into space now. -
Laika the dog
This was the first animal to first orbit the earth it was a stray dog but was also a Soviet Space dog. -
NASA
NASA stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration of the United States.It was found in July 29,1958 -
Yuri Gararin
First to journey into outerspace and also completed orbiting around the earth.Became an international celebrity and won and also recieved many awards such as the Hero of the Soviet Union. -
John Glenn
Glenn circle the globe three times on the Mercury Atlas 6 mission.But he was the third american in space and also the fifth human being in space -
Valentina Tereshkova
First woman to flown into space. -
Alexey Leonov
Was involved in a communist party of the Soviet Union.The walk was suppose to be taken on the Vostok 11 mission but however it was canceled and it happened on the Voskhod 2 flight. -
Neil Armstrong & Aldrin
They were the two people too explore on the moon to find moon dirt and rocks and in which they did put the flag on the moon and also left it as a sign. -
Skylab
It was the space station and included a workshop a solar observatory and other systems. -
Skylab falls to earth.
The skylab was made to go but however it wasn't suppose to come back down.And NASA failed to build in any control or navigation mechanisms to return the orbiter to terra firma. -
STS-1
The first orbital flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program. It was launched on the 12th of April 1981 and returned on the 14th of April. -
Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
It broke apart 73 seconds into its flight leading to the death of its seven crew members which also included five of the NASA astronauts and two payload specialists. -
Hubble Telescope Launched.
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Alan B. Shepard
He became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the moon and he also commanded the Apollo 14 mission. -
Cassini-Huygens Arrive At Saturn
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STS-107 flight insignia
During the launch of the Columbia's 28th mission a piece of foam insulation broke off from the shuttle external tank then struck the left wing.After the disaster it was suspended for more than two years. -
Hayabusa
This is the first time it landed on an asteroid and ever to come back to earth safely. -
Mars Exploration Rover B or 1
Landed in Meridiani Planum in 2004 three weeks after its twin Spirit. After Spirit got stuck in 2009 Oppotunity remains active as of 2015 by achieving many plans by 10 years,347 days. -
Spirit or kown as MER-A or MER-2
Robotic rovers on Mars it was active during 2004 up to 2010.Successfully landed on Mars at 4:35 but before three weeks before its twin Oppunity landed on the other side. -
Atlantis Last Space Shuttle
Was the fourth shuttle constructed but also the last one to also fly into space.This space shuttle gained a reputation of being the unsung workhorse of the shuttle fleet because it sent alot of satellite into the space. -
Curiosity Landing
Landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater but however the Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km from the center of the rover's touchdown target. -
International Space Station completed
