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First laser communication with a lunar satellite

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First spacecraft to leave the heliosphere

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First use of a sky crane to land on Mars

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First orbit of an object in the asteroid belt

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First Orbit of Mercury by MESSENGER

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First spacecraft to orbit Moon's Lagrange point L1

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First spacecraft to orbit Moon's Lagrange point L2

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First sample return from an asteroid

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2010

20-May-2010

First Solar Sail Mission by Japan

2009

Aug-2009

First images of structures in planetary rings

First images of structures in planetary rings

06-Mar-2009

First space telescope for Earth-like exoplanets

First space telescope for Earth-like exoplanets

2008

08-Nov-2008

First discovery of lunar water in ice form

First discovery of lunar water in ice form

25-May-2008

First spacecraft to photograph another landing

2007

2007

Technology Demonstration Prototypes for Habitation

03-Jan-2007

First confirmed lakes on another celestial body

First confirmed lakes on another celestial body

2006

2006

Technology Demonstration Prototypes for Space Habitation

15-Jan-2006

First sample return from a comet

2005

19-Nov-2005

First asteroid ascent and interplanetary escape

First asteroid ascent and interplanetary escape

04-Jul-2005

First spacecraft to impact a comet

First spacecraft to impact a comet

2005

First Confirmed Cryovolcano Discovered on Enceladus

14-Jan-2005

First landing in the outer Solar System

2004

08-Sep-2004

First sample return beyond lunar orbit

First sample return beyond lunar orbit

01-Jul-2004

Cassini-Huygens Completes First Orbit of Saturn

Cassini-Huygens Completes First Orbit of Saturn

21-Jun-2004

Milestones in Private Spaceflight Achievements

17-May-2004

First Amateur Spaceflight by CSXT GoFast

2001

Nov-2001

First laser communication in space

First laser communication in space

12-Feb-2001

First landing on an asteroid

First landing on an asteroid

2000

02-Nov-2000

Uninterrupted human presence in space begins

Uninterrupted human presence in space begins

14-Feb-2000

First orbit of an asteroid

First orbit of an asteroid