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Sputnik
It was sent out to orbit Earth by the Russians and was the first man made satellite sent to space. -
Sputnik 5
It was sent out to orbit low Earth by the Russians, carrying the dogs Belka and Strelka, the first living beings to survive in space. -
Vostok 1
It was sent out to orbit Earth by the Russians and carried Yuri Gagarin, the first human to travel to space. -
Mercury Redstone 3
It was sent out to visit Mercury by NASA and carried Alan Shepard, the first American to travel to space. -
Vostok 6
It was sent out to orbit low Earth by the Russians and carried Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel to space. -
Mariner 4
It was sent out to observe Mars by NASA and transmitted the first pictures of Mars. -
Luna 9
It was sent out to the Moon by the Russians and was the first space craft to land on the Moon. -
Apollo 11
It was sent out to land on the Moon by NASA and carried Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men on the Moon. -
Venera 7
It was sent out to land on Venus by the Russians and ended up crasing into it instead. -
Mariner 9
It was sent out to orbit Mars by NASA and was the first space craft ever to orbit another world. -
Apollo 17
It was sent out to land on the Moon by NASA and carried Eugene Cernan and Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, the last men on the Moon. -
Voyager 1
It was sent out to observe Jupiter and its moons by NASA and brought back many pictures. -
Voyager 1
It was sent out to observe Saturn by NASA and brought back many pictures. -
Voyager 2
It was sent out to observe Uranus by NASA and brought back many pictures. -
Voyager 2
It was sent out to observe Neptune by NASA and brought back many pictures.
