space exploration

First picture of the moon in space

Oct 7, 1959

first pictures of the far side of the Moon

first death in a space mission

Apr 24, 1967

first death during a space mission

first people to visit the moon

Dec 24, 1968

first humans to orbit the Moon

First time landing on the moon

Jul 20, 1969

first human to walk on the Moon

First space station to be launched into space

Apr 19, 1971

first space station launched

First Planet Orbit

Nov 13, 1971

first spacecraft to orbit another planet (Mars)

Mars Soft landing

Dec 2, 1971

first spacecraft to soft-land on Mars

First spacecraft to jupiter

Dec 3, 1973

first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter

First picture of mars surface

Jul 20, 1976

first pictures transmitted from the surface of Mars

First spacecraft to land on a asteroid

Feb 14, 2000

first spacecraft to orbit (2000) and land on (2001) an asteroid