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U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 1
The first man-made object to orbit Earth. -
Explorer 1 is launched by the U.S.
U.S.'s first satelitte launched into orbit -
NASA is founded
National Aeronatics and Space Administration is founded in Florida -
Luna 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R
It is the first man-made object to orbit the Moon -
Luna 2 impacts the moon
Luna 2 becomes the first man-made object to impact the moon.It was launched by the U.S.S.R. -
Tiros 1 is launched.
The first successful weather satelitte is launched by the U.S. -
First man goes into space
Vostok 1 carries the, Yuri A. Gargarin, first man into space. (Soviet Union) -
First woman goes into space
Vostok 6 carries ,Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman into space.(Soviet Union) -
First space walk
First space walk by Soviet Alexei A. Leonov. -
Neil Armstrong sets foot on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first people to set foot on the moon. It was the Apollo 11 mission. -
Soviet Luna 6 is launched
Soviet Luna 6 is the first thing to succesfully bring back lunar soil. -
Alan Shepard hits a golf ball off the moon.
Apollo 14 carries Alan Shepard who is the first to hit a golf ball off the moon -
First woman to walk in space.
Svetlana Savitskaya become to first woman to perform a space walk. -
Hubble Space Telescope is launched.
The Hubble Space Telescope is launched and it discovered many new space objects. -
International Space Station is launched
ISS is the biggest space station ever.
