Space Exploration

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  • Sputnik Launched

    Sputnik Launched

    The first artificial satellite was launched into space.
  • First Living Creature Into Space

    First Living Creature Into Space

    A dog named Laika is the first living creature sent into space from Earth, on Russian Sputnik 2.
  • The Explorer 1 Launched

    The Explorer 1 Launched

    The rocket explorer 1 was launched into space.
  • Chimpanzee launched into space

    Chimpanzee launched into space

    NASA launched a chimp named Ham in a rocket headed for Mercury. He made it back successfully.
  • First Person In Space

    First Person In Space

    Russian named Yuri Gagarin is the first person in space. The flight took 108 minutes.
  • First Moon Landing

    First Moon Landing

    The first moon landing by the soviet Spacecraft, Luna 9.
  • First Man On The Moon

    First Man On The Moon

    Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon.

  • First Space Probe In Mercury

    Mariner 10 is the first space probe on Mercury.

  • First Successful Mars Landing

    By the space probe, Viking 1.

  • 7 Astronauts Killed

    7 Astronauts were killed during the launch on Space shuttle, Challenger.

  • Polar Lander disappears

    On a Mars mission, the Polar Lander disappeared.

  • Russian space station abandoned

    A Russian space station, Mir, is abandoned and crashes off of the coast in Australia and into the Pacific Ocean.

  • Space Shuttle Columbia Explodes

    The space shuttle Columbia explodes and all of the 7 astronauts died.

  • Spirit and Opportunity Land on Mars

    Two twin Mars Exploration Rover missions land on Mars.