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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    The first man-made object to orbit the Earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until January 4, 1958
  • Luna 1

    Luna 1

    First man-made satellite to orbit the moon, is launched by the U.S.S.R
  • First Space Walk

    First Space Walk

    The first space walk is made from Soviet Voskhod 2 by Cosmonaut Alexei A. Leonov. Duration is 12 minutes.
  • Soviet Soyuz 1

    Soviet Soyuz 1

    is launched, carrying Vladimir M. Komarov. On April 24 it crashed, killing Komarov, the first spaceflight fatality.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong, Edwin E., and Aldrin, Jr. made the first manned soft landing on the Moon, and the first moonwalk, using Apollo 11.
  • Salyut 7

    Salyut 7

    falls from orbit and burns up over Argentina.
  • Space Shuttle Columbia

    Space Shuttle Columbia

    Lifts off for the shortest shuttle flight in 12 years (4 days). The flight is cut short due to a failure of one of the space crafts three fuel cells.