Space Exploration

Sputnik 1 launched into orbit

Oct 4, 1957

First animal launched into Space

Nov 3, 1957

Luna 2 landed on the moon

Sep 14, 1959

Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth

Apr 12, 1961

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space

Jun 16, 1963

First space walk by Aleksey Leonov

Mar 18, 1965

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

First space craft to land on Mars

Dec 2, 1971

First reusable spacecraft launched

Apr 12, 1981

First Space Telescope launched

Apr 25, 1990