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the soviet union launches sputnik
the soviet union successfully launches sputnik which was the worlds first satellite -
luna 3 launches
luna 3 was launched as part of the program. it was the first ever mission to capture the far side of the moon. -
friendship 7
friendship 7-project mercury carries john H. glen, jr. and orbits the earth 3 times -
venera 3
the soviet venera 3 crashes on venus -
apollo 8
apollo 8 was the first apollo to use saturn v rocket. frank borman, james a. lovell, and william a. anders orbited the moon 10 times and returned safely -
skylab
the skylab launched which was the first space station -
apollo 18
apollo 18 and soyuz 19 doc and become the first international space craft rendezvous in spACE -
STS-CHALLENGER
STS-CHALLENGER mission launches with the first american women in space- Sally K. Ride -
orbiter breaks
the tenth mission orbiter breaks apart 75 seconds into launch killing all 7 -
discovery 10
discovery 10 launches into orbit -
zarya launches
the first module of the iss lauches- zarya -
man pays 20 million dollars to be a tourist
a man payed 20 million dollars to be the first tourist on the iss. the russian space agency transported him to and from the iss -
spirit rover
the spirit rover landed on mars -
landing on titan
the huygens landed on saturns moon titan -
keplar space craft
the keplar space craft launched by the us with a mission to detect planets outside our solar system, as of 2015 over 1000 planets have been detected
