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10/04/1957 | Sputnik 1 | The Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1" is the first object sent into space and to successfully orbit the earth. |
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01/31/1958 | First United States Satellite | The first United States satellite to orbit earth - Explorer 1 - is launched. |
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07/29/1958 | NASA | NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is formed. |
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04/12/1961 | Yuri Gagerin | Russian citizen, Yuri Gagarin, is the first human in space. (He orbits earth) |
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05/05/1961 | Alan Shepard | Alan Shepard is the first United States citizen to go into space. |
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02/20/1962 | John Glenn | John Glenn is the first United States citizen to orbit the earth. |
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07/20/1969 | 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. |
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04/12/1981 | First Space Shuttle | The first American space shuttle is launched. This marks te use of the first "re-usable" space craft. |
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01/28/1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger | The space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after take-off. |
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11/02/2000 | International Space Station begins | Human habitation in the International Space Station begins. |
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