Astronomy

Soviets launch first satellite into space

Oct 4, 1957

The Sputnik satellite launches into space
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First animal in space

Nov 3, 1957

The dog Laika
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First U.S. Satellite in space

Jan 31, 1958

The Explorer 1 launches into space
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NASA created

Jul 29, 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is created
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First Animal in space by U.S.

Jan 31, 1961

Ham the space monkey launched into space
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First man in space by Soviets

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin launches into space
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First man to orbit Earth by Soviets

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin orbits after being first man in space
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First man in space by U.S.

May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard becomes first man in space from the U.S.
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JFK moon shot speech

May 25, 1961

JFK says America will go to the moon
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First man to orbit Earth by U.S.

Feb 20, 1962

John Glenn becomes the first man to orbit the Earth from the U.S.
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First man to do an EVA by Soviets

Mar 18, 1965

Alexei Leonov becomes first man to spacewalk
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Gemini 3 launched

Mar 23, 1965

First mission to launch with 2 men in the capsule
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First EVA by U.S.

Jun 3, 1965

Ed White becomes first American to spacewalk on board the Gemini 4
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Gemini 11 first rendezvous and docking

Sep 12, 1966

Gemini 11 successfully docks and returns home
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Apollo 1 goes up in flames

Jan 27, 1967

Apollo 1 catches fire inside a pressurized capsule killing all 3 astronauts inside
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Apollo 7

Oct 11, 1968

First crewed flight after the Apollo 1 disaster
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Apollo 8

Dec 21, 1968

Apollo 8 is the first manned mission to the moon
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Apollo 9

Mar 3, 1969

First test of the lunar module that will land on the moon
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Apollo 10

May 18, 1969

First dress rehearsal of the moon landing
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Apollo 11

Jul 16, 1969

First manned mission to the moon
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