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Sputnik 1 was the first ever object to be sent out in space, and orbit around the Earth.
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It was launched by the U.S. It was the first satelite to come off a spacecraft in orbit and then reattach in the air.
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Alan Shephard becomes the first United States person to be in space. And then on February 20, 1962 astrounaut John Glenn beomes the first United States citizen to orbit around Earth.
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Apollo 8 was the first spacecraft, to have human life in it. It contained Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders. It took three days, and took 10 orbits in 20 hours...
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Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon, and his crew member was the second.
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It was launched by the U.S. It was used for surveying Mars from orbit.
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It is launched. It flied past Jupiter and Saturn where it discovers new rings.
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The first team to inhabit the space station. They returned in Soyuz-T 7, setting a record of 211 days.
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Sally K. Ride becomes the first U.S woman to travel in space.
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Sally K. Ride and Katherine Sullivan become the first women to walk in space.
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It lifts off, the first American probe to Mars in 17 years.It's purpose was to help study Mars! Everything was going good, but then lost contact on August 21, 1993.
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U.S launches Clementine, a new satelite that is supposed to create a mapping mission. But it suffers a malfunction, so it ends it's mission.
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It was the very first shuttle to be flown by a female pilot.
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This shuttle makes a flight record of about 18 days. It also carried the oldest person inspace as known( 61 years ).
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It was the first NASA mission to the Moon in about 25 years. It was supposed to lunar the whole surface, includong south poles and north poles.
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