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Launching of Sputnik 1
Was the first manmade object in space, unfortunately the U.S.S.R. launched it. It remained in space until January 4, 1958. -
Sputnik 2
Carries the first dog in space, Laika, for 7 days in orbit. Remains in orbit until April 13,1958. -
N.A.S.A
N.A.S.A is founded. Took over existing National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. -
Vostock 1
Carried cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarian, the first man in space. Orbits the Earth once. -
Vostock 6
Carries Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Orbits Earth 48 times. -
Ranger 7
Relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon. -
First Space walk
The first space walk is made from Voskhod 2 by cosmonaut Alexei A. Leonov. Duration was 12 minutes. -
First U.S. Space walk
Edward White II makes first U.S. space walk from Gemini 4. Duration was 22 minutes. -
Lunar Orbiter 1
Lunar Orbiter 1 enters moon orbit, and takes first picture of Earth from the distance of the moon. -
Apollo 7
First manned Apollo mission. -
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr., make the first manned soft landing on the moon, and the first moonwalk. -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 is launched, suffering an explosion in its SM oxygen tanks. Moon landing is aborted. -
Apollo 15
David Scott and James Irwin drive the first moon rover. -
Mariner 9
The first spacecraft to orbit another planet, Mars. -
Apollo 17's Return from the Moon
The last Apollo mission to land men on the moon. It carried the only trained geologist to walk on the moon's surface
