20 Feb 1962, Jonh Glenn, first to orbit Earth. By Ashley_Betts:P Jan 2, 1959 First man made satilite Apr 1, 1960 First sucessful weather satalite Feb 20, 1962 John Glenn, first to orbit Earth Jun 16, 1964 Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times Jul 31, 1964 First sucessful close pic of the moon Mar 18, 1965 First space walk Oct 18, 1967 Venera 4 sends a descent capsule into the Venusian atmosphere, returning data about its composition. Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. make the first manned soft landing on the Moon, and the first moonwalk, using Apollo 11. May 7, 1970 Smoke alarm envented