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Space Exploration

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  • The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite

    The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite

  • Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of the moon's far side

    Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of the moon's far side

  • Launch of the 1st crewed Gemini flight

    Launch of the 1st crewed Gemini flight

  • 1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the moon

    1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the moon

  • Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the 1st people on the moon

    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the 1st people on the moon

  • Mariner 6 makes its closest approach to planet Mars at 3410 km

    Mariner 6 makes its closest approach to planet Mars at 3410 km

  • 1st space station was launched

    1st space station was launched

  • Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 doc becomes the first international spacecraft rendezvous in space

    Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 doc becomes the first international spacecraft rendezvous in space

  • Challenger mission sends first american woman Sally Ride into space

    Challenger mission sends first american woman Sally Ride into space

  • 1 minute & 13 seconds after liftoff, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded and killed 7 astronauts

    1 minute & 13 seconds after liftoff, the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded and killed 7 astronauts

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE
  • MIR space station fire breaks out. The fire is quickly contained before serious damage occurs.

    MIR space station fire breaks out. The fire is quickly contained before serious damage occurs.

  • 1st module of the ISS, Zarya, was launched

    1st module of the ISS, Zarya, was launched

  • The MIR space station falls to Earth and parts that do not burn up in the atmosphere land in the Pacific Ocean

    The MIR space station falls to Earth and parts that do not burn up in the atmosphere land in the Pacific Ocean

    http://home.bt.com/images/mir-space-station-136396974516303901-150320162324.jpg
  • American business man pays 20 million dollars to become the first tourists on the ISS.

    American business man pays 20 million dollars to become the first tourists on the ISS.

  • Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon, Titan

    Huygens probe landed on Saturn's moon, Titan

  • Kepler spacecraft is launched by the U.S with a mission to detect planets outside of our solar system. As of 2015 over 1,000 planets have been detected.

    Kepler spacecraft is launched by the U.S with a mission to detect planets outside of our solar system. As of 2015 over 1,000 planets have been detected.