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Launch of Sputnik 1
Launch of Sputnik 1 by the soviet union -
the 1st pet on orbit
carrying the dog Laika for 7 days in orbit of sputnik 2 is launched, by the soviet union -
the 1st NASA
n.A.S.A. is founded, taking over existing National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics -
1st satellite
first man-made satellite to orbit the moon, is launched by the U.S.S.R. -
impact on the moon
Luna 2 is launched. It impacts the Moon on September 13, becoming the first man-made object to do so. -
Luna 3
Luna 3 orbits the Moon and photographs 70% of its surface -
1st spy camara
The US launches Discoverer XIV, its first camera equipped spy satellite. -
1st man in space by the U.S.S.R
Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space -
1st Planetary spacecraft
U.S. Mariner 2, the first successful planetary spacecraft, flies past Venus, and enters a solar orbit. -
1st women in space
Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space -
transition of venus
Venera 4 transmits data about the atmosphere of Venus. -
1st men in space dies
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, dies in a plane crash. -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 is launched, suffering from explosions of oxegyn tanks and were not able to land on the moon -
1st probe to soft-land on venus
Soviet Venera 7 is the first probe to soft-land on Venus, transmitting for 23 minutes. -
return from the moon
Apollo 17's return from the moon by the american
