Sputnik 1

History of Space Exploration

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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    First man-made object to orbid the Earth
  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2 is launched carrying the dog Laika for 7 days.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz63twfoW3c

  • Explorer 2

    Explorer 2 launched but fails to reach orbit.

  • Luna 2 Launched

    Luna 2 is launched carrying a copy of the Soviet coat of arms.
  • Luna 2 Lands On Moon

    Luna 2 Lands On Moon

    Luna 2 lands becomming the first man-made object to land on the moon.
  • First American to Orbit the Earth

    First American to Orbit the Earth

    Mercury Friendship 7 lifts off with John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American in orbit.

  • First Woman in Space

    Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova.

  • First Space Walk

    The first space walk is made by Cosmonaut Alexei A. Leonov.

  • First Spacecraft Fatality

    Soviet Soyuz 1 is launched, carrying Vladimir M. Komarov. April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality.
  • Apolo 13

    Apolo 13

    Apollo 13 is launched, an explosion in its oxygen tanks. Its Moon landing is aborted, and the crew, James A. Lovell, Jr., John L. Swigert, Jr. and Fred W. Haise, Jr., return safely.

  • Apollo 14

    Apollo 14 moon mission is launched by the U.S. with Alan Shepard with Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell on board. They land in the Apollo 13 site. They explore with a two-wheeled cart. Shepard, the first man to hit a golf ball on the moon.
  • Pictures of the Mars surface are taken

    Pictures of the Mars surface are taken

  • First U.S. Woman in Space

    First U.S. Woman in Space

    Sally K. Ride is the first U.S. woman to travel in space.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hffVvDNNBoI&feature=related

  • First Unteathered Space Walk

    Bruce McCandless takes the first untethered space walk.
  • Supernova 1987A blazes into view.

    Supernova 1987A blazes into view.

  • Mars Odyssey probe is launched