Events
R-7 Semyorka (August
21, 1957): The R-7 Semyorka
is the first intercontinental
ballistic missile (ICBM)
developed by the Soviet Union.Sputnik 1 (October 4, 1957):
The Soviet Union created
Sputnik 1 which was the first
artificial satellite that
sent the first signals
from space to Earth.Explorer 1-ABMA (January
31, 1958): The Explorer 1
was the first satellite sent in
space by the US. It detected
the Van Allen radiation belts.Project SCORE-ABMA
(December 18,1958):
The US created the
first communications
satellite called Project
SCORE-ABMA.Explorer 6-NASA (August
7, 1959): The American
satellitle, Explorer 6, took
the first photograph of
Earth from orbit.Vostok 1 (April 12, 1961):
The Soviet Union sent the
first human (Yuri Gagarin)
spaceflight. Vostok 1 was
first orbital flight of a
manned vehicle.Freedom 7 (May 5, 1961):
The U.S. sent the first pilot-
controlled space flight (Alan
Shepard) which was the first
human space mission that
landed with pilot still in
spacecraft and thus the
first complete human
spaceflight by FAI definitions.Vostok 6 (June 16, 1963):
The Soviet Union sent the
first woman/civilian
(Valentina Tereshkova)
in space.Luna 9 (February 3, 1966):
The Soviet Union had the
first soft landing on another
celestial body which was the
moon and they took the
first photos from another
celestial body.Gemini 8 / ATV-NASA
(March 16, 1966): The
U.S. was the first to have
a spacecraft docking.Apollo 11-NASA (July 20, 1969):
NASA sent Neil A. Armstrong,
Michael Collins, and Edwin E.
"Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. to the moon.
This was the first time humans
were on the moon and it was
the first time there was a space
launch to another celestial body.
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