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The Sputnik
The Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union. -
Friendship 7
On this day, the Friendship 7 (Part of the Mars Project) was launched. The launching made John Glenn the first American to go into orbit. The flight's total time was five hours. -
Apollo 11
On this day, Apollo 11 was launched. -
The First Walk
This was the day that that astronauts Neil Armstong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrid became the first men to walk on the moon. -
Experimental Lab
On this day, the United States launched its first experimental lab, the Skylab. -
Voyager 2
The Voyager 2, one of a pair of spacecrafts sent by NASA on what was supposed to be a 5-year mission to study Jupiter and Saturn, was launched. Voyagers 1 and 2 continue to send back pictures and data today, 30 years later from nearly 10 million miles away. -
Voyager 1
On this day, the Voyager 1 launched was launched into space. -
The First Women
Upon the launch of Mission STS-8 aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, Sally Ride became the first women astronaut. -
Space Shuttle Challenger
NASA"s first major catstophe happened in 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (mission STS-51L) exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. Aboard were 7 crewmembers. -
Mars Exploration Rovers
Today was the launch date of the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. Another rover called Oppurutunity was launched later on July7, 2003.
