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Space Exploration

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  • The First Man-Made Object to Orbit Earth

    The First Man-Made Object to Orbit Earth
    Sputnik 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until January 4, 1958. Citation Link: The First Man-Made Object to Orbit Earth
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    Exploring Space

    Discoveries in Space

  • Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belt

    Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belt
    Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite in orbit, lifts off at Cape Canaveral using a modified ABMA-JPL Jupiter-C rocket. It carries a scientific experiment of James A. Van Allen, and discovers the Earth's radiation belt. Citation Link:
    Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belt

  • First Man-Made Satellite to Orbit the Moon

    First Man-Made Satellite to Orbit the Moon
    Luna 1 Launch
    Luna 1 is the first man-made satellite to orbit the moon, is launched by the U.S.S.R. Citation Links:
    First Man-Made Satellite to Orbit the Moon
    YouTube Video

  • The First Successful Weather Satellite

    The First Successful Weather Satellite
    April 1, 1960 - Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S. Citation Link:
    The First Successful Weather Satellite

  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space
    Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space. He orbits the Earth once. Citation Link:
    First Man in Space

  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space
    Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times. Citation Links:
    First Woman in Space

  • First Close-Range Photograph of the Moon

    First Close-Range Photograph of the Moon
    U.S. Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon. Citation Link:
    First Close-Range Photograph of the Moon

  • The First Space Walk

    The First Space Walk
    The first space walk is made from Soviet Voskhod 2 by Cosmonaut Alexei A. Leonov. Duration is 12 minutes. Ciation Links:
    The First Space Walk
    YouTube of the First Space Walk

  • First Spacecraft to soft-land on the moon

    First Spacecraft to soft-land on the moon
    Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. Citation Link:
    First Spacecraft to soft-land on the moon

  • Soviet Soyuz 1 is Launched

    Soviet Soyuz 1 is Launched
    On April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality. Citation Link:
    Soviet Soyuz 1 is launched

  • Venera 13 lands on Venus

    Venera 13 lands on Venus
    Venera 13 lands on Venus, and provides the first Venusian soil analysis. Citation Links:
    Venera 13 lands on Venus
    Space Exploration Information