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Launching of Sputnik I
The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. -
First animal in orbit
First living creature launched into space. dogs name was Laika -
First human in space
Yuri Gagarin was launched into orbin around the Earth on Vostok 1 -
First American in Space
Alan Shepard was the first American in space. He was launched on Mercury-Redstone 3 -
First American to orbit the Earth
John Glenn was the first american to orbit the earth. He was launched on the Friendship 7 spacecraft. -
Vostok 3 and Vostok 4
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Vostok 6
The Soviet Union launched the first women in to space and the first civilian into space. -
First multiperson spacecraft
Voskhod 1 was launched with three cosmonauts. -
First attempt of a Space Walk
The Soviet Union launched two Voskhod 2. The attempt to space walk was a fail, Alexey Leonov's space suit almost killed him. -
Gemini 8
the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit -
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first manned mission in the Apollo space program. -
Apollo 8
Was the first mission to leave Earth's orbit and get captured by the Moon's orbit. -
Apollo 11
First Moon landing by Man -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was a mission intended to land on the Moon, but something went wrong and they had to abort the landing of the moon. -
Apollo 17
final launch to the moon and return. No other humans have been to the moon since then.
