major events in space history
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Space Exploration and Discoveries
1950’s to Present
The Race to Space1950’s
1957: The USSR launched Sputnik 1
1957: 1st living creature (Laika the dog) in space on Sputnik 2
The Race to Space1950’s
1958: NASA was born
1958: The US launched Explorer 1
1958: NASA launched Pioneer 1
The Race to Space1960’s
April 1961: USSR launched the first human in space on Vostok 1
May 1961: US launched its first manned spacecraft on Freedom 7May 1961: President Kennedy commits
to landing a man on the moon.
The Race to Space1960’s
August 1962: USSR launched 2 dual-piloted fights. June 1963: USSR launched the first woman in space in Vostok 6
October 1964: USSR launched the 1st multi-person spacecraft on Voskhod 1
The Race to Space1960’s
March 1965: USSR launched the Voskhod 2 and achieved the 1st space walk
November 1966: US launched Gemini 12 during which “Buzz” Aldrin worked for
5 hours outside the spacecraft. January 1967: US Apollo 1 crew died
during a ground test.
The Race to Space1960’s
December 1968: US Apollo 8-1st manned Spacecraft to orbit the moon
-It was televised on Christmas Eve one of the most watched broadcasts in
history-NASA’s 1st dawn splashdown and recovery.
The Race to Space1960’s
July 1969: US Apollo 11US lands on the moon. “That’s one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.”-Neil Armstrong
End of Space Race1970’s
April 1970: US Apollo 13 Crisis. Many called this NASA’s finest hour
Summer of 1971: US Apollo scientific Missions kick in. December 1972: US Apollo 17- last Apollo lunar mission
End of Space Race1970’s
June 1974: USSR launched a series of Almaz space stations for military reconnaissance
1973: 10 European nations formed the European Space Agency
End of Space Race1970’s
July 1975: US and USSR staged a dual mission called the
Apollo-Soyuz test project.
Throughout the 70’s China and India launched satellites
End of Space Race1970’s
1973 to 1979- Space marathons between The US and the USSR to see who Could stay in space the longest.
1970 to 1977- The US and USSR launch robotic missions to explore the planets.
A New Era Begins1980’s
April 1981: The US launched the 1st
Re-usable spacecraft called the Space Shuttle Columbia
February 1984: The US does a space walkusing jetpacks to fix a satellite in space.
A New Era Begins1980’s
January 1986: The US launches the spaceshuttle Challenger which exploded73 seconds after take off.
February 1986: The USSR launched the 1st
modular space station called Mir.
A New Era Begins1980’s
December 1987: The USSR did the 1st yearlong space flight on Mir Space Station.
1988 to 1989: NASA the ESA, Canada and Japan worked together to
create a permanent space station.
Living in Space1990’s
March 1995: USSR sets the world space endurance record of 14 monthsJun 1995: US Space Shuttle Discovery
docks at the Mir Space Station.
1994: Clementine- the 1st US lunar mission since the Apollo program.
Discovered water on the moon.
Living in Space1990’s
December 1998: US and Russia make the 1st visit to the International Space Station.
July 1997: NASA’s Pathfinder landed onthe surface of Mars.
Summer 1999: The Mir Space Station wasAbandoned after 13 years of operations.
Space Exploration2000’s
November 2000: The Expedition One crew
First to stay at the ISS. March 2001: The Mir Space
Station crashes to earth.
April 2001: First Space tourist launches.
Space Exploration2000’s
March 2002: Columbia makes 4th visit to
Hubble Space TelescopeFebruary 2003: Columbia disaster.
October 2003: China sends 1st man into space.
December 2003: The Mars Space probe
Disappears.
Space Exploration2000’s
July 2005: Eileen Collins commands the 1st
Shuttle flight after the Columbia disaster. August 2007: Endeavour takes
the first teacher to space.
Space Exploration2000’s
March 2008: Every international partner has now contributed a
major part to the ISS
2008: 1st Chinese taikonaut walked in space.
Space Exploration2000’s
November 2010: Last shuttle flight was scheduled but was re-scheduled for February 2011.
2020: USA plans to re-turn to the moon.
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