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History Space Exploration

By amkreho
  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    Successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit.
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    The first U.S. satelite to orbit and discovers the Earth's radiation belt.
  • First American Astonaut

    First American Astonaut

    Alan Shepard Jr. in launched into space on a 15- minute, 22-second suborbital flight.
  • John Glenn

    John Glenn

    First American to orbit Earth, completing 3 orbits.
  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

    Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" ,Aldrin of Apollo XI , spend 21 1/2 hours on the moon, 2 1/2 of those outside the capsule.
  • Apollo 17

    Apollo 17

    Longest and last stay of man on the moon. Lasts 74 hours, 59 munutes.
  • First American Woman in Space

    First American Woman in Space

    Who Was Sally Ride? Sally Ride becomes first American woman in Space.
  • Challenger

    Challenger

    Challenger shuttle explodes 73 seconds after launch, killing its crew of seven.
  • 188 dat Mir Mission complete

    188 dat Mir Mission complete

    Shannon Lucid sets a U.S space endurance record and a world record for woman.
  • Olesst person to fly in Space

    Olesst person to fly in Space

    Glenn returned to space aboard shuttle Discovery.
  • Shuttle Columbia

    Shuttle Columbia

    16 minutes before landing, shuttle Columbia breaks apart over Texas.
  • Final Space Shuttle Mission

    Final Space Shuttle Mission

    Atlantis arrives at Kennedy Space Center.