Space Firsts – Space Milestones
The following is a list of Space Firsts - aka Space Milestones. It features a timeline features a list of first achievements from animals,...
Apollo 12 – Second Lunar Landing Mission
Apollo 12 was the second lunar landing mission and the first mission to make a pinpoint landing on the moon.
Apollo 12 was launched on...
Space Dogs
Space Dogs were the first living creatures to travel in space. One month after the historic launch of Sputnik, the Soviet Union space program...
Werner K. Dahm
Werner K. Dahm was an internationally recognized rocket pioneer from WWII whose work in Germany and in the U.S. made important contributions to the...
Rakesh Sharma – First Indian in Space
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel in Space. He was born on 13th January 1949 in Punjab, India. He flew to the...
Apollo 17
Apollo 17 was the final Apollo mission to the moon, the eleventh manned Apollo mission, the first night launch and the sixth and final...
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 was the fourth mission to land men on the Moon. It was the first mission to use a lunar rover, to feature...
Giuseppe Colombo
Giuseppe Colombo (October 2, 1920 – February 20, 1984) was an Italian scientist, mathematician and engineer. He is better known by his nickname Bepi...
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong is famously known as the first man to walk on the Moon. He is a former American test pilot and U.S. astronaut...
Women in Space
Women in Space
Pioneering Women of Space: 1959: Geraldine (Jerrie) Cobb was the first woman in the U.S. to undergo astronaut testing, however, NASA cancelled the women's...
