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Events

First Artificial Satellite

October 4 1957

Sputnik 1 launched by the USSR

First Animal in Space

November 3 1957

Laika was launched into space in the Vostok 2 mission, sadly though, she died after seven hours in orbit as the Soviets had no means of bringing her back to earth.

First US Satellite

January 31 1958

First Photo of Earth From Space

August 7 1959

First Human in Orbit

April 12 1961

First Woman in Orbit

June 16 1963

First EVA

March 18 1965

First Orbital Rendezvous

December 15 1965

First Probe to Land on another Planet

March 1 1966

First Human on the Moon

July 20 1969

Neil Armstrong became the first person in history to walk on the moon.