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1st (Soviet) Satellite in Space
The satellite was called 'Sputnik'. -
1st (Soviet) Animal in Space
The animal was a dog named Laika. -
1st American Satellite in Space
The satellite was called 'Explorer 1'. -
The Creation of NASA
President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act in July 29, 1958 -
1st American Animal in Space
He was named Ham the Chimp. -
The 1st (Soviet) Man in Space
His name was Yuri Gagarin. -
The 1st American Man in Space
His name was Alan Shepard -
The 1st American Man to Orbit the Earth
His name was John H. Glenn -
JFK's "We Choose to go to the Moon" Speech
He delivered the speech at Rice University Stadium in Houston, TX. -
The 1st (Soviet) Man to do an EVA
His name was Alexei A. Leonov -
Gemini 3
The first crewed mission in NASA's Project Gemini and the first time 2 American astronauts went to space together. Gus Grissom and John Young were the astronauts. -
The 1st American Man to do an EVA
His name was Edward White. -
Gemini 6A
It was the first crewed rendezvous with another spacecraft (Gemini 7). The astronauts were Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford. -
The Gemini 9A Tragedy
The original crew Elliot See and Charles Bassett died in a crash while flying a T-38 jet trainer to the McDonnell Aircraft plant. -
Gemini 10
It rendezvoused and docked with an Agena Target Vehicle (ATV). The astronauts were Michael Collins (who became the first person to perform 2 EVA's) and John W. Young. -
The Apollo 1 Tragedy
It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, but a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal at Cape Kennedy resulted in the crew Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee dying. -
Apollo 7
The first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo Program. It provided the first live tv transmission of onboard crew activities. The astronauts were Walter M. Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham. -
Apollo 8
The first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders were the first humans to photograph the Moon's far side and the Earthrise. -
Apollo 9
The first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft: the command and service module (CSM) with the Lunar Module (LM). -
Apollo 10
The first flight of a complete, crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate around the Moon. It was a practice run for Apollo 11. The astronauts were Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan. -
Apollo 11
The first human spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. The astronauts were Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon.