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Space Missions: Historic, Current & Future

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Landmark space missions from the space race to today.

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1First artificial orbital satellite
Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
2Who was the first person to enter space and orbit the Earth?
Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut on Vostok 1 in 1961
3When did Yuri Gagarin orbit the Earth?
On April 12, 1961
4Who was the first person to set foot on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong, American astronaut on Apollo 11 in 1969
5When did the Apollo program end?
In 1972, after which no human has traveled beyond low Earth orbit
6Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard, on Mercury-Redstone 3 (Freedom 7) on May 5, 1961 (sub-orbital flight)
7Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn, on Mercury-Atlas 6 (Friendship 7) on February 20, 1962
8Which country was the third to independently launch humans into orbit?
China, with Shenzhou 5 carrying Yang Liwei on October 15, 2003
9Who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova, aboard Vostok 6 in 1963
10First privately funded crewed craft to enter space
SpaceShipOne, a sub-orbital spaceplane in 2004
11First privately developed crewed vehicle to reach orbit
SpaceX's Dragon 2, which ferried a crew to the ISS in 2020
12Most distant artificial object from Earth
The uncrewed probe Voyager 1, which is leaving the Solar System
13First space rendezvous
Accomplished by Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 in 1965
141975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
The first mission of détente between the Soviet Union and United States in space
15International Space Station (ISS)
A collaborative space station between the US, Russia, ESA, Japan, and Canada, continuously inhabited for over 20 years
16When did the ISS begin continuous human habitation?
October 31, 2000, when Soyuz TM-31 launched and docked two days later
17How long has space been continuously occupied?
Since October 31, 2000—over 25 years of continuous human presence in space
18Who holds the record for most time in space?
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, with 1,111 days in space over five missions
19When did Oleg Kononenko break the all-time duration record?
On February 4, 2024 at 07:30:08 UTC during his fifth spaceflight
20Who previously held the record for most time in space?
Gennady Padalka, with 878 days in space
21Who was the first astronaut to fly 7 times from Earth?
John W. Young (launched 6 times from Earth and once from the Moon) and Jerry L. Ross (7 Space Shuttle missions)
22How many different spacecraft did Walter Schirra launch aboard?
Three spacecraft: Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo (1962-1968)
23Who was the longest solo flight?
Valery Bykovsky, who flew solo for 4 days, 23 hours in Vostok 5 from June 14-19, 1963
24Record for longest single spaceflight by a woman
Christina Koch, with 328 days, returning on February 6, 2020
25What Apollo crew achieved the highest speed relative to Earth?
Apollo 10 crew (Thomas Stafford, John W. Young, Eugene Cernan) at 39,897 km/h on May 26, 1969
26Record speed for uncrewed spacecraft
Parker Solar Probe at 191.7 km/s (about 0.064% the speed of light), first reached in December 2024
27What crew reached the farthest distance from Earth?
Apollo 13 crew (Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, Jack Swigert) at 400,171 km from Earth on April 15, 1970
28Highest altitude for a crewed non-lunar mission
Polaris Dawn crew reached 1,408.10 km (874.95 miles) on September 11, 2024
29Who was the earliest-born man to reach space?
Joe Walker (born February 20, 1921), on X-15 Flight 90 on July 19, 1963
30Who was the earliest-born woman to reach space?
Wally Funk (born February 1, 1939), on Blue Origin NS-16 on July 20, 2021