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Sputnik 1 becomes the first spacecraft to ever reach space
Sputnik 1 was the first artifical satellite. It was also the first man made spacecraft to reach low earth orbit. It was built by Soviat Russia and launched on October 4th, 1957. -
Project Mercury is approved
Project Mercury is approved on October 7th, 1958. It marked the beginning of the United State's role in spaceflight. -
The Apollo program begins
President Kennedy announces plans to go to the moon on May 25th, 1961 marking the beginning of the Apollo program. -
Project Gemini is approved
Project Gemini, the United States second program in spaceflight, is approved on January 2nd, 1962. The goal of the program was to set preparations for NASA's Apollo program -
Man goes to the moon
Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon on July 20th, 1969. -
Space shuttle program begins
The first space shuttle was launched on April 12th, 1981, marking the beginning of the space shuttle program. -
Hubble Telescope is launched into space
The hubble telescope was launched into space in 1990 and is still in operation today. It is the largest space observatory ever put into space.
