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First Artificial Earth Satellite
This satellite was called "Sputnik 1" and was the first artificial earth satellite. -
First Animal Launched Into Space
Dog Laika was put aboard Sputnik 2, and was record of the first animal launched into space. -
First Human to Orbit Earth
Yury Gagarin took a trip on Vostok 1 and was the first human to orbit Earth. -
First Woman in Space
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to enter space; she was on Vostok 6. -
First Space Walk
Aleksey Leonov went on Voskhod 2, and took the first space walk. -
First Spacecraft Photos of Mars
The Mariner 4 took the very first spacecraft photos of Mars. -
First Death During a Space Mission
Vladimir Komarov sadly passed away during a space mission on Soyuz 1. -
First Human to Walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong was the first person to fly to the moon on Apollo 11, and walk on it for the first time -
First Large Optical Space Telescope Launched
The Hubble Space Telescope from the U.S., European Space Agency was lauched -
First Landing on the Moon's Far Side
From china, Chang'e 4 was launched and landed on the moon's far side for the first time