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The Space Age begins-On thia day, the Soviet Union launches Sputnik into space, the first satellite to orbit Earth.
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NASA is formed after the Congress passes the National Aeronautics and Space Act.
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Yuri A. Gargarin is the first cosmonaut to pilot a spaceship and orbit the Earth. (Vostok)
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The first piloted voyage to the Moon-Apollo 8 is launched, making orbits around the moon.
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US Austronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set foot succesfully on the moon (Armstrong) in the space craft called Apollo 11.
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The Soviet Union sent Venera 7, which was the first probe to land on the surface of Venus and transmit data
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Both of the probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2, sent by the US, were the first probes to land on mars and send back data and pictures.
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The US sends the Voyager 2, which flew past and photographed Jupiter in 1979, Saturn in 1981,Uranus in 1986, and Neptune in 1989.
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US sent Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft.
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US sent the probe Galileo, who had reached Jupiter in 1995-It was far more sophisticed than most probes.
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The US space probe began to orbit Venus and send back data.
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The US sent the space probe Cassini, which reached Saturn in 2004.
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The US Spacecraft Columbia is destroyed in midair, killing all 7 members.
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Space Shuttle Atlantic touches down in Florida, ending the final space shuttle mission.
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