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Space!

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  • Sputnik 1 went into orbit

    Sputnik 1 went into orbit
    Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until January 4, 1958.

  • Sputnik 2 carried Laika for 7 days

    Sputnik 2 carried Laika for 7 days
    Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika for 7 days in orbit, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until April 13, 1958.

  • NASA Formed

    NASA Formed
    NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was formed.

  • First man in space

    First man in space
    Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space. He orbits the Earth once.

  • First American Man in space

    First American Man in space
    Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B. Shepard,Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut into space, in a suborbital flight.

  • First (Russian) Woman in Space

    First (Russian) Woman in Space
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space sent by the Soviets on the Vostok 6 spacecraft.

  • First American Spacewalk

    First American Spacewalk
    Edward White II makes the first U.S. space walk from Gemini 4. Duration is 22 minutes.

  • First Man on the Moon!

    First Man on the Moon!
    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. make the first manned soft landing on the Moon, and the first moonwalk, using Apollo 11.