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  • Space Age Begins!

    Space Age Begins!

    The Soviet Union launched Sputnik (later referred to as Sputnik 1), the first artificial satellite.
  • Alan B. Shepard

    Alan B. Shepard

    Alan B. Shepard, Jr., became the first U.S. astronaut in space.
  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8

    The United States launched Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon.
  • Neil Armstrong

    Neil Armstrong

    U.S. astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first human lunar landing.
  • Salyut 1

    Salyut 1

    Soviet cosmonauts boarded Salyut 1, making it the first manned orbiting space station.
  • Viking 1

    Viking 1

    The United States launched the probe Viking 1. This probe, along with a second probe called Viking 2, landed on Mars in 1976 and sent back photos and data.
  • Tragic accident

    Tragic accident

    The U.S. space shuttle Challenger tore apart in midair, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
  • Space Shuttle Columbia

    Space Shuttle Columbia

    The United States launched the space shuttle Columbia, the first reusable piloted spacecraft.
  • Scaled Composites of Mojave, California, became the first private company to launch a person into space.

    Scaled Composites of Mojave, California, became the first private company to launch a person into space.

  • Space Shuttle Atlantis

    Space Shuttle Atlantis

    The space shuttle Atlantis touched down in Florida after completing the final shuttle mission.