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Sputnik
1st man-made satellite in space -
1st Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go to space -
Mercury 1
Alan B. Shepard became the first US man to go to space -
Gemini Mission
More than 1 man in space at a time ; space walks -
Apollo 11
1st man on the moon -
1st Shuttle Mission
First re-useable spacecraft ; it would launch like a rocket and land like a plane -
Challenger Disaster
Exploded during take-off -
Hubble Launch
Takes deep space photos -
International Space Station
The launch of the first component of the International Space Station -
Colombia Disaster
Disintegrated as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere -
Mars Curiosity Rover
Robotic space probe mission to Mars -
Orion (shuttle)
NASA's planned spacecraft to take astronauts into space beyond Earth's orbit
the date is not set but NASA is working towards September 2018
