History of Space Travel

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
10/04/1957	Sputnik 1	The Soviet satellite "Spuktnik 1" is the first object sent into space and to successfully orbit the Earth.
01/31/1958	First Satelilite	The first United States satellite to orbit the earth - Explorer 1 - is launched.
07/29/1958	NASA	NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is formed.
04/12/1961	Yuri Gagarin	Russian citizen, Yuri Gagarin, is the first human in space. (he orbits the Earth)
05/05/1961	Alan Shepard	Alan Shepard is the first United States citizen to go into space.
02/20/1962	John Glenn	John Glenn is the first United states citizen to orbit the Earth
07/20/1969	Niel Armstrong	Apollo 111 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.
04/12/1981	First Space Shuttle	The first American space shuttle is launched. This marks the use of the first "re-usable" space craft.
01/28/1986	Challenger explodes	The space suttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off
11/02/2000	Human habitation in Space	Human habitation in Internation Space Station Begins