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Sputnik
The USSR puts the first Sputnik into orbit -
Laika
The USSR launches Sputnik II with the dog Laika on board -
Explorer 1
The US launches the first artificial satellite, Explorer 1 -
NASA
President Dwight Eisenhower signs the creation of NASA -
VOSTOK1
Yuri Gagarin (USSR) aboard Vostok 1, performs the first manned space flight -
FRIENDSHIP7
John H. Glenn, primer estadounidense que orbita la Tierra, a bordo del Friendship 7. -
Woman at space!
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, first woman to travel into space -
VOSTOK2
Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performs the first spacewalk after traveling in the Vostok 2 capsule. -
FIRST STEP ON THE MOON
Apollo 11, manned by Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin (USA), lands on the Moon, and Armstrong is the first to set foot on the lunar surface -
SALYUT-1
The USSR places Salyut-1, the first space station, into orbit. -
SALYUT-6
La URSS lanza la estación Salyut 6, que se desintegró en julio de 1982. -
ARIANE
First launch of the European Ariane rocket -
CHALLENGER
The Challenger explodes at takeoff and its seven crew members die -
MIR
The USSR puts the MIR space station into orbit, which remained in orbit until 2001 -
HUBBLE
Hubble telescope is placed in orbit -
YOJKOH
Japan, the US and England launched the Yohkoh probe bound for the Sun -
ASTRONAUTS
Two Russian astronauts, Sergei Krikaliov and Yuri Guidzenko, and one American, William Shepard, are the first inhabitants of the International Space Station -
FIRST TURIST
Dennis Tito (USA), the first space tourist -
SHENZOU
China launches the first Shenzhou manned spacecraft -
OPPORTUNITY
Opportunity (NASA) sets foot on Mars -
SPACEX
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