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Space Travel History

Period: Mar 23, 1950 to Mar 23, 1980

Sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

First man made spacecraft to orbit Earth. It was launched by the USSR.

Explorer 1

Jan 31, 1958

First US satellite starts orbit

Luna 1

Jan 2, 1959

First man made satellite to orbit the moon is launched by the USSR

Tiros 1

Apr 1, 1960

USA launched first succesful weather satellite.

Vostok 1

Apr 12, 1961

Thhe USSR launches the first man into space, Yuri A. Gargarin, on the Vostok 1.

Vostok 6

Jun 16, 1963

Soviet Valentina Teshkova is the first woman to be launched into space.

Luna 9

Feb 3, 1966

The Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to SOFTland on the moon.

Soyuz 1

Apr 23, 1967

Vladimir M. Komorov is launched into space on the Soyuz 1.

Soyuz 1

Apr 24, 1967

Vladimir's spacecraft crashes, and kills him. This is the first space craft fatality.

Apollo 11

Jul 20, 1969

First man lands on the moon. They are Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. They are also the first SOFT manned landing on the moon.

Viking 2

Sep 3, 1976

The Viking 2 is the first spacecraft to land on Mars. It is launched by the USA, and discovers the water frost on Mars.