Important dates in space exploration

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  • Earth satellite, Sputnik 1

    Earth satellite, Sputnik 1

    The first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union
  • first animal launched into space

    first animal launched into space

    dog Laika aboard Sputnik 2
  • Luna 2

    Luna 2

    first spacecraft to hard-land on another celestial object (the Moon)
  • Luna 3

    Luna 3

    first pictures of the far side of the Moon
  • Yury Gagarin on Vostok 1

    Yury Gagarin on Vostok 1

    First human to orbit Earth
  • Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6

    Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6

    first woman in space
  • first space walk

    first space walk

    Aleksey Leonov on Voskhod 2
  • first death during a space mission

    first death during a space mission

    Vladimir Komarov on Soyuz 1
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    American astronauts walked on the surface of the Moon.
  • Pioneer 10

    Pioneer 10

    first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter