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Robert Goddard launches 1st successful liquid fuel rocket
Robert Goddard launched his rocket in Auburn Massachusetts. The successful launch went 41 feet in the air. -
Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1
The Soviet Union successfully launches Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. -
Sputnik 2 carried the first living being into space
Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth's orbit. This time, an experimental dog named Laika went into orbit also. -
US launches Explorer 1
The U.S. launched their first satellite into space. -
Yuri Gagarin (1st man launched into space)
Yuri Gagarin is the first man launched into space. He's launched in the Vostok spacecraft -
Alexei Leonov – 1st man to walk in space
Alexei Leonov was the first man to walk in space on the Voskhod 2 mission -
Apollo completes 1st manned mission for Apollo program
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Neil Armstrong – 1st man to walk on the moon
The Eagle lands on the Moon and Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to step foot on the moon. -
Soviets were the first to successfully place a space station in orbit
The Soviets launch the worlds first space station out into Earth's orbit -
American space orbiter Mariner 9 surveys Mars
The Spacecraft reaches Mars and just about to take pictures, is caught in a dust storm. -
NASA launches the first space station into space
America's first space station, Skylab, is launched into space -
NASA lands the first spacecraft on Mars
Viking 1 is launched. It is the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. -
Voyager 1 & 2 deep space probes launched
Voyager 2 is launched. Voyager 1 isn't launched until 09/5/1977. -
Space Shuttle Challenger Incident
Challenger STS 51-L broke apart 73 seconds into flight. -
Discovery of Extrasolar planets
The first planet orbiting around a different star is announced on this day. Since then, 368 extrasolar planets have been discovered. -
Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars and deployed the Sojourner rover
Mars Pathfinder lands on Mars' Ares Vallis. -
International Space Station is launched into space
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Space shuttle Columbia Incident
Space shuttle Columbia breaks apart upon it's return to Earth. -
Shenzou V
China becomes the third nation to send a human into space. -
Spirit Rover Lands On Mars
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Space Shuttle Returns to Flight
Space shuttle Discovery is launched putting it back into flight 2 and a half years after the Columbia incident in 2005 -
First Comet samples returned to Earth
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First commercial launch
SpaceX becomes the first private company to launch a spacecraft into orbit successfully.
