Space Travel Timeline
Since the first manned flight by the Soviet Union, astronauts of around 38 countries have flown in space. The below Space Travel Timeline shows some of the most notable achievements and first accomplishment’s in mankind’s physical exploration of the space.
4th October 1957 was a big day in space exploration. Sputnik-I became the first man made object to orbit earth Sputnik was launched by U.S.S.R and remained in orbit until 4th January 1958.
On 3rd November 1958, Sputnik-II was launched by U.S.S.R. it carried a dog named Laika. It remained in orbit until 13th April 1958.
On 31st January 1958, Explorer-I became the first American satellite to orbit earth. Explorer –II was launched on 5th March in the same year, but it failed to reach the orbit.
Sputnik-III was launched by U.S.S.R on 15th May 1958. On 1st October of the same year the world renowned organization NASA was found in U.S.A.
On 2nd January 1959, Luna-I became the first man made satellite to orbit sun. It was launched by U.S.S.R.
On 1st April 1960, Tiros-1 was launched. It became the first weather satellite to orbit earth and was launched by U.S.A
Discoverer XIV was the first American satellite which was launched on August 18, 1960.
12th April 1961 is again one of the biggest and most noted day in the history if space exploration. On this day Vostok-I was launched by U.S.S.R, carrying cosmonaut Yuri. A. Gagarin. Also on 5th may in the same year U.S launched Mercury Freedom 7 carrying American astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. and he became the first American astronaut to go in space.
On 10th July 1962, a U.S satellite naming Telstra-I became the first live transatlantic telecast.
On December 14, 1962 U.S Mariner 2 became the first successful planetary spacecraft to fly past Venus and enter sun’s orbit.
On 16th June 1963, Vostok 6 was launched by the soviet and it carried cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, which became the first women to travel in space.
First close range photographs of moon were obtained from U.S Ranger 7, which was launched on 31st July 1964.
On 3rd February 1966, Soviet Union’s Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to soft land on moon. On 2nd June in the same year Surveyor I became the first U.S space craft to soft land on moon.
Soviet Zond 5 was launched on 15th September 1968 and it became the first aircraft to orbit the moon and return.
ON 20th July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin made the first manned soft landing on moon.
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