Space Exploration

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  • Spudnik 1 Launch

    Spudnik 1 Launch

    The first artificial satellite launched into space. This marked the the official start of the space race between the USSR and the USA
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    The Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States.
  • Vostok 1

    Vostok 1

    The first manned space flight carrying Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin.
  • OSO-1

    OSO-1

    First orbital solar observatory (by NASA).
  • Luna 10

    Luna 10

    First artificial satellite around the Moon. (USSR)
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    First human on the Moon and first space launch from a celestial body (by NASA) - Commander Neil Armstrong and Pilot Buzz Aldrin.
  • Salyut 1

    Salyut 1

    First space station (USSR).
  • STS-41-B

    STS-41-B

    First untethered spacewalk, Bruce McCandless II (by NASA).
  • Voyager 1

    Voyager 1

    The first photograph of the whole Solar System (by NASA).
  • MESSENGER

    MESSENGER

    The first orbit of Mercury – by NASA.