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Space Exploration Timeline

  • Sputnik was launched into space (Soviet Union)

    Sputnik was launched into space (Soviet Union)
    Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, was launched into space by the Soviet Union.
  • Laika was sent into orbit around Earth (Soviet Union)

    Laika was sent into orbit around Earth (Soviet Union)
    Laika, the first mammal, was sent into orbit around Earth by the Soviet Union.
  • ***Explorer 1 is launched (U.S.)***

    ***Explorer 1 is launched (U.S.)***
    The U.S. launches its first earth satellite.
  • Mercury Program begins (United States)

    Mercury Program begins (United States)
    The United States begins the Mercury Program.
  • Yuri Gagarin is sent into space (Soviet Union)

    Yuri Gagarin is sent into space (Soviet Union)
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man sent into space, he was from the Soviet Union.
  • Alan Shepard is sent into space (United States)

    Alan Shepard is sent into space (United States)
    The U.S. sends the first astronaut, Alan Shepard, into space.
  • Apollo Space Program begins

    Apollo Space Program begins
    United States begins Apollo Space Program.
  • Gemini Space Program begins (United States)

    Gemini Space Program begins (United States)
    The United States begins the Gemini Program.
  • John Glenn orbits Earth (United States)

    John Glenn orbits Earth (United States)
    The first American astronaut, John Glenn, orbits around Earth.
  • Valentina Tereshkova was sent into space (Soviet Union)

    Valentina Tereshkova was sent into space (Soviet Union)
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman sent into space, she was from the Soviet Union.
  • Neil Armstrong lands on the Moon (United States)

    Neil Armstrong lands on the Moon (United States)
    Neil Armstrong is the first astronaut to land on the Moon.
  • Voyager 1 launches (U.S.)

    Voyager 1 launches (U.S.)
    Voyager 1 and 2 probes are launched by the U.S.
  • STS-1, first space shuttle mission (U.S.)

    STS-1, first space shuttle mission (U.S.)
    STS-1 was the first space shuttle mission.
  • ***Galileo is destroyed in space (U.S.)***

    ***Galileo is destroyed in space (U.S.)***
    Galileo is destroyed in space.