Key milestones in space exploration history, from early rocketry through crewed moon landings and modern missions.
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- When was Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, launched?
- October 4, 1957
- Who was the first human to travel to space?
- Yuri Gagarin
- What was the name of the spacecraft that carried the first human to space?
- Vostok 1
- On what date did Yuri Gagarin orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1?
- April 12, 1961
- Who was the first American to orbit Earth?
- John Glenn
- What was the name of John Glenn's spacecraft on his orbital flight?
- Friendship 7
- On what date did John Glenn orbit Earth aboard Friendship 7?
- February 20, 1962
- Who was the first woman in space?
- Valentina Tereshkova
- On what date did Valentina Tereshkova launch aboard Vostok 6?
- June 16, 1963
- Who was the first person to conduct a spacewalk?
- Alexei Leonov
- On what date did Alexei Leonov perform the first spacewalk?
- March 18, 1965
- Who was the first American to perform a spacewalk?
- Ed White
- Which Gemini mission achieved the first crewed spacecraft docking in orbit?
- Gemini 8
- Who was the first human to walk on the moon?
- Neil Armstrong
- On what date did Apollo 11 land on the moon?
- July 20, 1969