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Tech Over Time

By nikrasmussen
  • First satellite

    First satellite

    • On October 4, 1957, the U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
  • First Human in Spac

    First Human in Spac

    • In 1961 the U.S.S.R. launched the first human into orbit, Yuri Gagarin, on Vostok 1.
  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space

    • In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6, became the first woman in space.
  • First Multi-Person Spacecraft

    First Multi-Person Spacecraft

    • In 1965, the U.S. launched the first multi-person U.S. spacecraft
  • First Spaceflight Fatality

    First Spaceflight Fatality

    cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, on Soyuz 1, became the first spaceflight fatality.
  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing

    The first humans landed on the Moon Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on Apollo 11
  • First Reusable Spacecraft

    First Reusable Spacecraft

    US launches Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable manned spacecraft.
  • First Telescope in Space

    First Telescope in Space

    the Hubble is the first space telescope to be placed into space
  • First Crew on the ISS

    First Crew on the ISS

    the first crew begins living on the International Space Station