The history of space exploration: from the beginnings to modern missions
IN BRIEF 1957: Launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite by the USSR. 1961: Sending of the first living being into space, the chimpanzee Ham. 1969: The Apollo 11 mission allows the first humans to walk on the Moon. 1400 orbits around the Earth for Sputnik 1 before its destruction. Exploration of planets through … Read more