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The History of Space Exploration

The history of space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, marking the start of the space race. Key milestones include Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight in 1961, the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, and the completion of the International Space Station in 2000. Recent achievements include India's 2023 moon landing, making it the fourth country to land on the moon.

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The History of Space Exploration

The history of space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, marking the start of the space race. Key milestones include Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight in 1961, the Apollo 11 lunar landing in 1969, and the completion of the International Space Station in 2000. Recent achievements include India's 2023 moon landing, making it the fourth country to land on the moon.

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The history of space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957,

marking the start of the space race and the first artificial satellite in orbit. The
first human in space was Yuri Gagarin, who orbited Earth in 1961, followed by
the first American, Alan Shepard, who made a suborbital flight shortly
after. The Apollo program culminated in the first lunar landing in 1969, and the
International Space Station (ISS) has since served as a permanent human
presence in space.
Here's a more detailed timeline:
 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, igniting
the space race.
 1958: The United States launched its first satellite, Explorer 1.
 1961: Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, orbiting Earth in the
Vostok 1 spacecraft.
 1961: Alan Shepard became the first American in space with a suborbital
flight.
 1962: John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.
 1963: Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
 1969: Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to
walk on the moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
 1970s: The Soviet Union launched a series of space stations, and the United
States launched the Skylab space station.
 1972: Apollo 17 was the last manned lunar landing.
 1981: The space shuttle program began, offering reusable spacecraft for
space travel.
 1998: Construction of the International Space Station (ISS) began.
 2000: The ISS was completed, and it has served as a permanent human
presence in space ever since.
 2006: The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf
planet.
 2011: The space shuttle program ended.
 2023: India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to
land near the south pole.

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