Space Exploration

Celestial navigation

Related Lives

Ireland

The Emerald Isle

Chile

Land of poets and penguins.

China

Land of Silk

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Land of Golden Lilies

Life cover image

Invalid date

Invalid date

First X-ray Orbital Observatory Launch

First X-ray Orbital Observatory Launch

Invalid date

First rover on another celestial body

First rover on another celestial body

Invalid date

First automatic sample return from the Moon

First automatic sample return from the Moon

Invalid date

Farthest distance from Earth traveled by humans

Farthest distance from Earth traveled by humans

1969

19-Nov-1969

First rendezvous on the surface of a celestial body

First rendezvous on the surface of a celestial body

21-Jul-1969

First space launch from another celestial body

First space launch from another celestial body

20-Jul-1969

Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon

20-Jul-1969

First Human Flight to the Moon

23-May-1969

First docking between two crewed spacecraft

First docking between two crewed spacecraft

23-May-1969

First docking of two crewed spacecraft around another celestial body

15-Jan-1969

First spacecraft to parachute in Venus's atmosphere

First spacecraft to parachute in Venus's atmosphere

1968

24-Dec-1968

First human flight to another celestial body

First human flight to another celestial body

21-Dec-1968

First human excursion beyond low Earth orbit

First human excursion beyond low Earth orbit

07-Dec-1968

First Ultraviolet Observatory Launched by NASA

First Ultraviolet Observatory Launched by NASA

15-Sep-1968

First animals and plants to leave Earth orbit

First animals and plants to leave Earth orbit

1967

17-Nov-1967

First liftoff from another celestial body

First liftoff from another celestial body

30-Oct-1967

First Automated Crewless Docking Achieved

First Automated Crewless Docking Achieved

15-Jul-1967

First photos of the Lunar south pole

First photos of the Lunar south pole

08-May-1967

First polar orbit around the Moon

26-Jan-1967

First sounding rocket launch from Antarctica

First sounding rocket launch from Antarctica

1966

23-Aug-1966

First picture of Earth from another astronomical object

First picture of Earth from another astronomical object

03-Apr-1966

First artificial satellite around another world (Moon)

First artificial satellite around another world (Moon)

16-Mar-1966

First orbital docking between two spacecraft

First orbital docking between two spacecraft

01-Mar-1966

First impact into another planet

First impact into another planet

03-Feb-1966

First soft landing on Moon

1965

15-Dec-1965

First Orbital Rendezvous Achieved by NASA

First Orbital Rendezvous Achieved by NASA

26-Nov-1965

France launches its first satellite

France launches its first satellite

14-Jul-1965

First Successful Flyby of Mars by Mariner 4

First Successful Flyby of Mars by Mariner 4

18-Mar-1965

First Human Space Walk by Alexei Leonov

First Human Space Walk by Alexei Leonov

15-Mar-1965

First crewed spacecraft to change orbit

First crewed spacecraft to change orbit