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First man made object in space
The Russian satelite, Sputnik 1, becomes the first man made object in space. -
First Human in Space
Yuri Gargarin, Russia, is the first man to be in space. He only orbits the earth. -
Alan Shepard in space
Alan Shepard, America, is the first man from America to be in space. -
First Woman in space
After a few Vostok flights, Valentina Tereshkova, Russia, is the first woman in space. -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 becomes the first manned mission to the mood. Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. -
Voyager 1 launch
The Voyager 1 sattelite was made to observe the other planets in our solar system. -
First reusable space shuttle
The US space shuttle, the Columbia, takes its maiden flight. This started the era of reusable space exploration vehicles. -
End of shuttle program
The end of an era occurs when NASA officially retires the space shuttles as the reusable space shuttle program comes to an end. -
Voyager 1 leaves solar system
After over 30 years of being in space, the Voyager 1 spacecraft left the Milky Way galaxy. It is the first human made object to go into interstellar space.
