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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.
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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
April 12, 1961Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space and return safely Video Footage
Alan Shepard- First American in Space Video Footage
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
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-51L) 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