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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until January 4, 1958.
  • NASA

    NASA

    • N.A.S.A. is founded, taking over existing National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics.
  • Luna 2

    Luna 2

    Luna 2 is launched, impacting on the moon on September 13 carrying a copy of the Soviet coat of arms, and becoming the first man-made object to hit the moon.
  • Tiros 1

    Tiros 1

    Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S.
  • Vostok 2

    Vostok 2

    Vostok 2 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Gherman Titov, the first day-long Soviet space flight.
  • US Mariner 2

    US Mariner 2

    U.S. Mariner 2, the first successful planetary spacecraft, flies past Venus, and enters a solar orbit.
  • Vostrok 6

    Vostrok 6

    Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.
  • U.S. Ranger 7

    U.S. Ranger 7

    U.S. Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon.
  • Ranger 9

    Ranger 9

    Ranger 9 transmits high-quality images of the moon, many of which were shown live in the first television spectacular about the moon.
  • Soviet Luna 9

    Soviet Luna 9

    Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.