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First Telescope
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei -
Kármán Line
First vehicle to cross the Kármán line and thereby enter outer space -
Space research
First space research flight -
First U.S. designed rocket
First U.S. designed rocket to reach the edge of space, five months later sending the first pictures of Earth from 105 km -
First animals in space
First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S. -
First dog
First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive -
First Photos of the far side of the moon
First photos of another world from space: The far side of the Moon USSR -
First human on the moon
First human on the Moon and first space launch from a celestial body
First sample return from the Moon USA (NASA) -
First Multicultural Mission
First multinational manned mission USSR USA (NASA) -
First Photos
First photos and soil samples from the surface of Mars USA (NASA) -
First Reusable Spacecraft
First Reusable manned spacecraft (orbital) USA (NASA) -
First Soil Sample
First Venus soil samples & sound recording of another world USSR -
First Unteathered Spacewalk
First untethered spacewalk, Bruce McCandless II USA (NASA) -
Longest Sapce Flight
Record longest duration spaceflight (437.7 days) set by Valeri Polyakov Russia (FKA) -
First food grown in space
Lettuce was the first food eaten that was grown in space. USA (NASA) Japan (JAXA)