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first American in space
The first American in space aboard the craft Mercury 3, on 5 May 1961. -
First Space Walk
Alexei Leonov first person to take a space walk. -
first spacecraft pictures of Mars
The first photograph ever taken on the surface of the planet Mars. It was obtained by Viking 1 -
first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon
Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a lunar soft landing and to transmit photographic data from the Moon's surface to Earth. -
First Death In Space
Vladimir Komarov was the first death during a space mission -
first soft landing on Venus
Venera 7 was the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on Venus. -
first spacecraft to orbit another planet
Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. -
first spacecraft to land on a comet
Philae lander accomplished the first ever soft landing of a human-made spacecraft on the surface of a comet
