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First object successfully sent into space
The Soviet union sent the first succesful satellite to orbit the earth, the sputnik 1. -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 is the first US satelite to orbit the earth. -
NASA
The US forms the National Aeronatics and Space Administration in response to the Soviet Union -
First person off earth
Yuri Gagaarin is the first human in space -
US goes into space
Alan Shepard is the first American citizen to go into space -
Friendship 7
John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first two people on the moon -
Rocket launch
First succesful Shuttle is launched -
Challenger explosion
The Challenger space shuttle explodes after takeoff. -
ISS
The international Space Station is first inhabited by humans
