Space Exploration Timeline

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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    This was the first satellite successfully launched into the orbit (uncrewed).
  • 1st living being sent into the orbit.

    1st living being sent into the orbit.

    The dog laïka was sent in the Sputnik 2 mission. She died 7h after the launch of stress and overheating.
  • NASA Foundation.

    NASA Foundation.

    The foundation of the National Aeronautics Space Agency.
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    Mercury Program

    First American space program to send an American in space. This person was Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
  • Vostok 1

    Vostok 1

    This was the first crewed space mission. It was the program to send Youri Gagarine in space.
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    Apollo Program

    This program permited the USA to launch astronauts on the moon for the first time. Fun fact, the whole project costed 25k billion$.
  • Apollo 11 Mision

    Apollo 11 Mision

    This mission was the first mission to successfully making astronauts land on the moon. The first person to ever walk on the moon was Neil Armrstong, and the second was Buzz Aldrin.
  • First space shuttle

    First space shuttle

    This was the first space shuttle to be launched into the orbit. The name of the shuttle was Columbia.
  • First rover on Mars

    First rover on Mars

    The rover named Sojourner was the first to land on Mars. It weighed a small 10kg.
  • ISS Launch

    ISS Launch

    The day where the International Space Station was launched into space. In the first expedition, the crew was composed of Sergei Krikalev, William Shephred and Yuri Gidzenko.