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Vertical landing of an orbital rocket booster on a ground pad. Nation to have its space probes to explore all of the nine major planets recognized in 1981

Photograph of the whole Solar System Īrtificial space probe in interstellar spaceĪrtificial probe to make a planned and soft landing on a comet ( 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko) Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, Viktor Patsayev Humans land and walk on another celestial body ( Moon)įirst telemetry from the surface of another planet Gemini 8 & Agena Target Vehicle Īrtificial satellite of another celestial body (other than the Sun)įirst spacecraft to perform transmit data from the atmosphere of another planetįirst humans to enter the gravitational influence of another celestial body (the Moon) and orbit it Successful flyby of another planet ( Venus closest approach 34,773 kilometers)įirst human-made object to impact another planet
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Manual orientation of crewed spacecraft and first human space mission that landed with pilot still in spacecraft, thus the first complete human spaceflight by FAI definitions Impacted on the Lunar surface thereby becoming the first human object to reach another celestial body Lunar flyby, and first spacecraft to achieve a heliocentric orbit U.S.-launched V-2 rocket on 20 February 1947 from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. U.S.-launched V-2 rocket from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. See also: Timeline of space exploration DateĪrtificial object in outer space, i.e.
