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Sputnik 1
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1957-001B The sputnik 1 was the very first satellite successfully placed in the earths orbit. This satellite was created by the Soviet Union and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam in Kazakhstan. The launch of this satellite started the space race and also shocked the world. -
laika the space dog
laika was the first living creature to orbit the earth , he didnt live long he was said to have died a week after launch painlessly the soviet union said , but she died from over heating and panicking when the mission started. -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first us satellite and first satellite to carry science instruments it lunched from cape Canaveral,Florida. It also followed looping path around earth every 114 minutes.https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/explorer/explorer.html -
Ham the Astrochimp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_(chimpanzee) Ham the astrochimp was the first hominid to be launched into outer space. The name " HAM" is an acronym for the lab that prepared him for the mission. After Ham was launched into space his capsule was recovered by a rescue ship. Ham had a bruised nose but overall was in good condition. After the mission Ham lived for another 17 years in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Russian pilot, he was the first human to journey into outer space, his mission was vostok1 , he orbited the earth in his vostok space craft -
Alan Shepard
Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was an american astronaut ,Naval aviator, test pilot, and a businessman, Shepard fought in WW2. shepard was apart of many missions but freedom 7 was to determine a mans capabilities in space environments. -
John Glenn
https://www.nasa.gov/content/profile-of-john-glenn John Glenn was the first man to orbit the earth. Glenn accomplished lots of things in life, he graduated from the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in 1942 and was placed in the Marine Corps in 1943. He was a pilot in WW2 and also attended a pilot school. He was apart of the " Friendship 7" and was the oldest man to venture into space on Oct. 29, 1998. -
gemini progam
Astronaut Edward H. white 2nd performed the first american space walk during Gemini 4 mission which was a four day earth orbital mission -
Unmanned landings on the moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor_1 Unmanned landings on the moon were missions by both the USSR and the U.S to get more information on the moon and to plan on any further missions. Surveyor 1 was the first lunar soft-lander in a program for NASA. This succesful mission landing helped to gather data needed for further Apollo missions that NASA was planning. Surveyor 1 gathered data by taking pictures of the moon with a television camera that would later help the Americans greatly. -
Apollo 1
apollo 1 was scheduled to launch feb 21 1967 the austronaunts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module -
Apollo 8
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo8.html Apollo 8 was to have a coordinated performance of the crew, the command and service module, or CSM, and the support facilities. Also to demonstrate translunar injection; CSM navigation, communications and midcourse corrections; consumable assessment; and passive thermal control. Apollo 8 was a successful mission that was telecast around the world. -
Apollo 11
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html The main objective for Apollo 11 was to perform a crewed landing and return to earth. Apollo 11 launched carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The famous quote "...one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Came from Armstrong as he became the first man to step on the moon. This mission is probably the most famous space mission within that time for it was successful and memorable.
