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the soviet union successfully launches sputnik which was the worlds first satellite
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luna 3 was launched as part of the program. it was the first ever mission to capture the far side of the moon.
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friendship 7-project mercury carries john H. glen, jr. and orbits the earth 3 times
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the soviet venera 3 crashes on venus
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apollo 8 was the first apollo to use saturn v rocket. frank borman, james a. lovell, and william a. anders orbited the moon 10 times and returned safely
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the skylab launched which was the first space station
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apollo 18 and soyuz 19 doc and become the first international space craft rendezvous in spACE
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STS-CHALLENGER mission launches with the first american women in space- Sally K. Ride
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the tenth mission orbiter breaks apart 75 seconds into launch killing all 7
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discovery 10 launches into orbit
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the first module of the iss lauches- zarya
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a man payed 20 million dollars to be the first tourist on the iss. the russian space agency transported him to and from the iss
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the spirit rover landed on mars
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the huygens landed on saturns moon titan
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the keplar space craft launched by the us with a mission to detect planets outside our solar system, as of 2015 over 1000 planets have been detected
