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Launch of Sputnik 1
October 4, 1957 - The first artificial Earth satellite.
First Human in Space
April 12, 1961 - Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 1.
First American to Orbit Earth
February 20, 1962 - John Glenn orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7.
Moon Landing - Apollo 11
July 20, 1969 - First humans landed on the Moon and returned safely to Earth.
First American Spacewalk
June 3, 1965 - Ed White performed the first American EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity).
First Space Rendezvous
December 15, 1965 - Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 performed the first space rendezvous.
Launch of Luna 2
September 12, 1959 - The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon.
First Woman in Space
June 16, 1963 - Valentina Tereshkova orbited the Earth aboard Vostok 6.
First Space Docking
March 16, 1966 - Gemini 8 achieved the first successful docking of two spacecraft in orbit.
Launch of Explorer 1
January 31, 1958 - The first U.S. Earth satellite.
First Spacewalk (EVA)
March 18, 1965 - Alexei Leonov conducted the first spacewalk.
First Unmanned Moon Landing
February 3, 1966 - Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to achieve a controlled landing on the Moon.
First Manned Moon Orbit
December 24, 1968 - Apollo 8 achieved the first manned orbit of the Moon.
Mercury-Redstone 3
May 5, 1961 - Alan Shepard became the first American in space.
First Reusable Spacecraft
April 12, 1981 - The first Space Shuttle (Columbia) launched on STS-1.
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