Soyuz (spacecraft)

First unmanned Soyuz mission

Nov 28, 1966

A series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program, and still in service today. Soyuz

First manned Soyuz mission

Apr 23, 1967

Vladimir Komarov died while attempting to land.

Soyuz 5 was launched.

Jan 15, 1969

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_5 Soyuz 5: the first docking of any two manned spacecraft of any kind.

Salyut 1 launch

Apr 19, 1971

Salyut 1 was the first space station of any kind. Salyut Program

Apollo Soyuz Test Project

Jul 17, 1975

first joint U.S.–Soviet space flight, and the last flight of an Apollo spacecraft. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Svetlana Savitskaya

Jul 7, 1984

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Savitskaya
The first woman to walk in space. She was carried by the spacecraft Soyuz T12.

Docking with Mir

Apr 29, 1995

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle–Mir_Program On June 29, Atlantis successfully docked with Mir, becoming the first US spacecraft to dock with a Russian spacecraft since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.