Space Exploration Sputnik I October 4 1957 Soviet
Space Exploration
Sputnik I • October 4, 1957 • Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 • http: //history. nasa. gov/ sputnik/sputnik. wav
Sputnik II • Laika – first dog in space • November 1957
October 1, 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Administration • NASA is formed after congress passes the National Aeronautics and Space Act
The Mercury Program 1959 -1963
April 12, 1961 Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space and return safely Video Footage
Alan Shepard- First American in Space Video Footage
John Glenn- First American to Orbit
Valentina Tereshkova- First Woman in Space 1963!
Apollo Program (U. S. )
The Apollo Moon Landing – July 20, 1969 Astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Neil Armstrong become the first men to walk on the moon. Video Footage
November 13, 1971 Mariner 9 orbits Mars
September 1976 • Water discovered on Mars
The Space Shuttle Program (U. S. ) April 12, 1981 First Space Shuttle Launch
Deliverables:
Sally Ride- First American Woman in Space • June 18, 1983 • Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space with launch of shuttle mission STS-7 aboard the space shuttle Challenger
August 30, 1983 • Guion S. Bluford Jr. becomes first African American man in space with launch of shuttle mission STS-8 aboard Challenger
January 28, 1986 • First major catastrophe for NASA, when space shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51 L) explodes 73 seconds after takeoff with 7 crew members aboard
February 20, 1986 • Mir Station launched
April 24, 1990 • Hubble Telescope Launched
July 4, 1997 • Mars Pathfinders land on Mars
November 20, 1998 • First piece of the International Space Station is launched (ISS)
February 1, 2003 • Space shuttle Columbia explodes upon re-entry.
January 2004 • Spirit and Opportunity arrive on the Martian surface. • Opportunity still explores Mars today
September 8, 2004 • After capturing particles from the sun, Genesis crash-lands in Utah • Samples recovered from wreck
August 4, 2007 • Phoenix Lander launches on its way to explore the northern pole of Mars
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