Events
First clear telescopic photograph of another world: the Moon.First telescopic observation of the night skySociety for Studies of Interplanetary Travel foundedFirst man-made object to cross the Kármán line and hence first spaceflight in history.First U.S.-designed rocket to reach edge of spaceFirst animals in spaceFirst intercontinental ballistic missileFirst artificial satellite to reach the Moon vicinity and first artificial satellite in heliocentric orbitFirst impact into another world (the Moon)First human on the Moon, and first space launch from a celestial body other than the EarthFirst multinational space station,First space stationLast original encounter with one of the nine major planets recognized in 1981.340-day space mission, longest recorded time in space for ISS crew members.
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