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Sputnik I
Launched by the Soviet Union and began the space race with the United States Was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit. -
Explorer 1
The first American Satelillite to reach orbit, led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. -
Sputnick 3
USSR aunched was a automatic scientific laboratory spacecraft. -
Luna 1
Launched by USSR, First manmade spacecraft to orbit the Sun. -
Tiros 1
First successful weather satellite, is launched. -
First man in Space
From USSR first man to be in Space -
First American in Space
Second man overall. First American in Space. He commanded t Apollo 14 flight and became the fifth person to walk on the Moon. -
Gus Grissom
His capsule is lost when it fills with water and sinks after splashdown. -
First man to Space walk
Alexei Leonov, went outside of his Spacecraft for 12 minutes, and 9 minutes in mid space. When he was trying to get back in his suit inflatted. -
Luna 10
First satellite to orbit the moon. -
Venera 4
Transmits data about the atmosphere of Venus -
Apollo 8
First manned Spacecraft to orbit the Moon. They orbited 10 times, and the mission lasted for 3 days. -
Apollo 11
First flight that took men to the moon and was a project of the United States. -
Mariner 9
Space orbiter that helped in the exploration of Mars. -
Apollo–Soyuz
First U.S-USSR joint mission is the last Apollo mission.
