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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    The Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1" is the first object sent into space and to successfully orbit the earth.
  • First United States Satellite

    First United States Satellite
    The first United States satellite to orbit earth - Explorer 1 - is launched.
  • NASA

    NASA
    NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is formed.
  • Yuri Gagerin

    Yuri Gagerin
    Russian citizen, Yuri Gagarin, is the first human in space. (He orbits earth)
  • Alan Shepard

    Alan Shepard
    Alan Shepard is the first United States citizen to go into space.
  • John Glenn

    John Glenn
    John Glenn is the first United States citizen to orbit the earth.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Apollo 11 crew member Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. His fellow Apollo astronaut crew member Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin is right behind him, becoming the second man to walk on the moon.
  • First Space Shuttle

    First Space Shuttle
    The first American space shuttle is launched. This marks te use of the first "re-usable" space craft.
  • Space Shuttle Challenger

    Space Shuttle Challenger
    The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off.
  • International Space Station begins

    International Space Station begins
    Human habitation in the International Space Station begins.