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In 14 June 1949 Albert II, Rhesus Monkey was the first monkey sent to space. The monkey died because of parachute failure.
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the first satellite launched into space by the russians
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the russian sent the second satellite in space called spud nick 2 and carried the frist dog into orbit he was called Laika
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Explore6 was the frist American satelillte to reach orbit it caried equipment wich lead to the van allen radiation belt.
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The Americans lanched explore 2 but did not make orbit.
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Vanguard 1 satellite is launched into orbit, and continues to transmit for 3 years.
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Sputnik 3 is launched by the U.S.S.R.
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Nasa was finally created and now is a big company.
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Lunar 1 was lunched by the ussr it made the frist man made orbit around the sun
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Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S
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Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space
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Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space. He orbits the Earth once.
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Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B. Shepard,Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut into space, in a suborbital flight.
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Vostok 2 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Gherman Titov
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Mercury Friendship 7 lifts off with John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American in orbit, and orbits the Earth three times.
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Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M. Scott Carpenter, making three orbits
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U.S. Mariner 2, the first successful planetary spacecraft, flies past Venus, and enters a solar orbit.
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June 16, 1963 - Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.
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Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.
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U.S. Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon.
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Ranger 9 transmits high-quality images of the moon, many of which were shown live in the first television spectacular about the moon.
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U.S. Mariner 4 returns the first close-range images about Mars.
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Apollo 1 had a fire killed 3 men.
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Astronauts on apollo 7 sent the first live television transmission from space.
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Neil armstrong was the frist man on the moon and the frist American to walk on the moon