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sputnik 1
was built by Russians. Was the first artificial satellite to be sent in space. More than one of sputnik ever sent in space. -
sputnik 2
This is the second sputnik. But this ship carried a dog inside it to see if it would make through. Sadly the dog ran out of life support and died -
lunar 1
Russia came the closet to the moon when their probe passed by it.. But the probe did not make it. It was called lunar 1 -
explorer 1
this is the first American satellite to go into space. explorer 1is the name of the satellite . second satellite to go in space. -
sputnik 3
Russia third rocket took at least 2 years to built was a multitasking computer. Even though it was meant to be a space lab. -
lunar 2
Luna 2 actually landed on the moon. But it crashed landed. And started making Luna 3. -
DiscovererXIV
Discoverer XIV was the first satellite to be lunched from another vehicle in space. And get recovered midair -
Vostok 1
it Is one of the first space ships to be lunched. But failed because things did not separate and started wild fire -
Apollo 8
It was the first Apollo rocket to use the satern v rocket. It is also one of the first manned rocket to fly around the moon ten times in a ten day mission -
apollo 13
Apollo 13 was a mission that failed. because one of the air tanks blow and took out part of the ship and was towed back to earth -
apollo 14
Was a mission to explore the moon and get rocks, with a chart that can hold them. Also Alan shpered was first person to hi golf ball in space. -
Apollo 15
Was the fourth mission that made it to the moon. It was one of the first mission that used the rover to travel farther with out leaving pod. -
Challenger
Challenger
This time the ship had to woman on board. There names are sally ride and Katherine Sullivan. Than Sullivan becomes first American woman in space -
the Galileo
U.S. launches the Galileo spacecraft from Shuttle Atlantis flight, which takes infrared images of Venus, and images of the asteroid passing by. -
Ulysses
Space Shuttle Discovery launches the Ulysses spacecraft with two upper stages. Ulysses flies toward Jupiter to obtain data from high solar latitudes -
Space Shuttle discovery
Space Shuttle discovery lifts off on a 14-day mission to install the Z1 segment. the first piece of the space station truss, and a third docking port for the unity adapter. They also tested the new safer spacesuit backpack propulsion units -
mir space station
Mir space station de orbited. Than started breaking up in the atmosphere and crashing in the pacific ocean. -
American mariner 9
Was the first ship to go around a different plant. Also it was mars and a year later they had a complete -
mars pathfinder
It was first probe to reach mars since Viking 2. But inside the probe was a rover and last people to use the rover in a probe was Russia -
atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched, starting the spacecraft Magellan