Bailey Space Timeline

Laika

Jun 22, 1951

First dog in space. Russian

Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

First satellite in space. Russian

Explorer 1

Jan 31, 1958

First American satellite in space. American

Ham

Jan 31, 1961

First monkey in space. American

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 17, 1961

First man in space. Russian

John Glenn

Feb 20, 1962

First American to orbit The Earth. American

Valentina Tereshkova

Jun 16, 1963

First woman in space. Russian

Alexei Leonov

Mar 18, 1965

First human to walk in space. Russian

Ed White

Jun 3, 1965

First American to walk in space. American

Neil Armstrong

Jul 20, 1969

First man to walk on the moon. American

Kathryn Sullivan

Oct 11, 1984

First woman to walk in space. American

Mae Jemison

Sep 12, 1992

First black woman in space. American