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LET THE SPACE RACE BEGIN!
Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite was launched into
low Earth orbit. Considered as one of the most important
technological breakthroughs in history and the starting
point of the “Space Age”, the launch of this silver sphere
of about 22 inches in diameter also sparked – perhaps
even inspired – more satellite launches and innovations by
US and Russia – two nations determined to outshine the
other in the space exploration front.
THE FIRST HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT
At age 27, Russian pilot and
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became
the first human to venture into outer
space and also the first to orbit
Earth. He was on board the
spacecraft Vostok 1, his flight
lasting 108 minutes and reaching
an altitude of 327 kilometers.
OVER THE MOON
By being the first human to
walk on the lunar surface,
American astronaut Neil
Armstrong achieved a
remarkable human feat.
Armstrong embarked on this
mission with compatriots Buzz
Aldrin and Michael Collins via
Apollo 11. The mission was
the first manned lunar landing
in history, and also the first
space launch from another
celestial body.
1957
THE EARTH AS SEEN FROM SPACE
After the end of World War II, a group of
soldiers and scientists launched a V-2 missile
with an attached 35mm motion picture camera
from a desert in New Mexico. From 65 miles
above the ground, the camera captured the
very first images of Earth as seen from space.
1946
Milestones in the History of Space Exploration
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