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Space Exploration Timeline 1958-1980

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    Space Exploration 1958-1980

  • NASA

    NASA
    NASA(stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was formed in the U.S.

  • First Man In Space

    First Man In Space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter space.

  • First Planetary Flyby

    A spacecraft flew by Venus, becoming the first ever planetary flyby.

  • First Spacewalk

    First spacewalk outside of a vehicle in space.

  • First Space Docking

    Gemini 8 was the first spacecraft to successfully dock to a different spacecraft.

  • First Human On The Moon

    First Human On The Moon
    Neil Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon.

  • First Lunar Rover

    The first rover explored the Moon's surface.

  • Skylab

    Skylab
    First peice of Skylab was launched into space. It was the first United States space station.

  • Apollo-Soyuz

    The first international pioleted mission was by an Apollo spacecraft and a Russian spacecraft (Soyuz).

  • First Mars Landing

    The first rover (Viking 1) landed on the planet Mars.