The first successful launch of V-2 rocket (A4)

   First successful launch of V-2 rocket was conducted on October 3, 1942 year from missile range at Penemunde situated at Uzedom Island in Baltic Sea. The designer of the missile was Wernher von Braun. At that date first man-made rocket reach the Space

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The first successful launch of R-7 ICBM

   First successful launch of R-7 ICBM (Serial № 1-8) was conducted on August 21, 1957 year from Turatam missile range at Kazakhstan. Despite the distraction of the top head missile reached the target region. Sergey Korolyov was the Head of the Design Buraue, which designed and constructed the missile. Various modification of that missile has launched into Space all Soviet and Russian manned spacecrafts.

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Launch of the first world satellite PS-1

   On October 4, 1957 year at 7:28 pm. The First man made Satellite – Sputnik was successfully launched into Space from Turatam missile range at Kazakhstan by Sputnik 8K71PS Space booster (Serial № M1-PS). Sputnik had a shape of the sphere with the diameter of 58 centimeters and weight of 83.6 kilograms. It has 2 radio transmitter with the frequency of 20,005 and 40,002 Mhz. Sputnik was in flight until January 4,1958 year and made 1,440 orbits around the Earth.

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The first mission of a man into space

   Space craft Vostok (Serial 3KA № 3), Space booster Vostok (Serial № 8K72K), pilot-cosmonaut, Air Force senior lieutenant GAGARIN Yuri Alexeevich, back-up pilot-cosmonauts – Titov German Stepanovich and Nelyubov Grigory Grigorievich. Code name – Kedr. Launch 0 April 12, 1961 year at 09 hours 06 minutes 59 seconds Moscow Time to the orbit with the inclination of 65’57”’ and rotation duration of 89 minutes 34 seconds. Spacecraft had landed on April 12, 1961 year at 10 hours 55 minutes Moscow Time near the Smelovka village of Saratov Region. Duration of the Mission – 1 hour 48 minutes (Exact time of the cosmonaut parachute jettison and landing still is not known.

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MR-3: The first american in space

   Spacecraft Mercury № 7 (Freedom-7), Mission MR-3, booster Mercury Redstone № 7. Pilot: Alan Shepard. Launch: May 5, 1961 year at 14 hours 34 minutes 13 seconds UTC from the Launch pad LC-5 at the Air Force Test range cape Canaveral. Landing: May 5, 1961 year at 14 hours 49 minutes 35 seconds UTC in Atlantic Ocean. Duration of the Mission: 15 minutes 22 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: First World sub-orbital Space mission, First manual control of the Spacecraft.

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MA-6: The first american orbital mission

   Space craft Mercury № 13 (Friendship 7), Mission MA-6, booster Atlas 109D. Pilot: John Glenn. Launch: February 20,1962 year at 14 hours 47 minutes 39 seconds UTC from the Launch pad LC-14 at the Air Force Test range cape Canaveral. Landing: February 20,1962 year at 19 hours 43 minutes 02 seconds UTC in Atlantic Ocean in the region of 21”25.6’ n.w. and 68”36.5’ e.l. Duration of the Mission: 4 hours 55 minutes 23 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: First American Orbital Mission, manual control within 2 orbits due to the automatic control malfunction.

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Vostok-6: The first mission of a woman into space

   Space craft Vostok-6 (Serial 3KA № 8), pilot-cosmonaut – Tereshkova Valentina Vladimirovna, back-up pilot-cosmonauts – Solovieva Irina Baynovna and Ponomareva Valentina Leonidovna. Code name – Chaika (Seagull). Launch – June 16, 1963 year at 12 hours 29 minutes 51 seconds Moscow Time from the launch pad  №1 Baikonur Space range. Orbit: 183 to 233 kilometers, inclination of 65” and rotation duration of 88.3 minutes. Cosmonaut had landed on June 19,1963 year at 11 hours 20 minutes Moscow Time at 620 kilometers north-east from Karaganda City of Kazakhstan. Duration of the Mission – 2 days 22 hours 40 minutes and 48 seconds (to the moment of ejection) and 2 days 22 hours 50 minutes (to landing).

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Voskhod-2: The first EVA

   Spacecraft Voshod-2 (Serial 3KD № 4). Crew: commander – Belyaev Pavel Ivanovich, second pilot – Leonov Alexey Arhipovich. Code name – Almaz (Diamond). Launch – March 18, 1965 year at 10 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds Moscow Time from launch pad № 1 Baikonur Space range. Space craft had landed on March 19,1965 year at 12 hours 02 minutes 17 seconds Moscow Time at the 180 kilometers north-west of Perm City, Russian Federation. Duration of the Mission – 1 day 2 hours 2 minutes 17 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: cosmonaut Alexey Leonov conducted First World EVA into Space.

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Gemini-4: The first american EVA

   Space craft Gemini 4 (Mission GT-4), booster Titan-2 (GLV-4). Crew: commander – James McDivitt, pilot – Edward Wait. Launch: June 3, 1965 year at 15 hours 15 minutes 59.562 seconds UTC from the Launch pad LC-19 at the Air Force Eastern Test range cape Canaveral. Landing: June 7, 1965 year at 17 hours 12 minutes 12 seconds UTC in Atlantic Ocean in the region of 27’44” n.w. and 74’11” e.l. Duration of the Mission: 4 days 1 hour 56 minutes 12 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: First American EVA into Space, maneuver with jet device.

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Apollo-11: The first men on the Moon

   Space craft: Apollo-11 (command-service module CSM-107 Columbia, Lunar module LM 5 Eagle), booster Saturn 5 (SA-506)). Crew: commander – Neil Armstrong, command module pilot – Michael Collins, lunar module pilot – Edwin (“Baz”) Aldrin. Launch: July 16, 1969 year at 13 hours 32 minutes 00 seconds UTC from the Launch pad LC-39A Kennedy Space Center. Landing on the Moon: July 20, 1965 year at 20 hours 17 minutes 40 seconds UTC in the region of Sea of Tranquility at the point of 41’15” nw and 41’ el. Launch from the Moon: July 21, 1969 year at 17 hours 54 minutes 01 second UTC. Landing: July 24, 1969 year at 16 hours 50 minutes 35 seconds UTC in Pacific Ocean at the point of 13”18’ n.w. and 169”09’ e.l. Duration of the Mission: 8 days 3 hour 18 minutes 35 seconds. Duration of the stay on the Moon: 21 hours 36 minutes 35 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: First landing on the Moon, first men on the Moon (Armstrong and Aldrin – July 21,1969 year).

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Salute-1: The first space station

   On April 19, 1971 world first space station “Salut-1” was placed into orbit by rocket carrier “Proton”. “Salut-1” stayed on the orbit for 175 days.
  

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STS-1: the first space plane into space

   Spacecraft; Columbia, 1st mission. Crew: commander – John Young, pilot – Robert Crippen. Launch: April 12, 1981 year at 12 hours 00 minutes 04 seconds UTC from the Launch pad LC-39A Kennedy Space Center. Landing: April 14, 1981 year at 18 hours 20 minutes 57 seconds UTC at the landing strip # 23 Edwards Air Force Base. Duration of the Mission: 2 days 6 hour 20 minutes 53 seconds. Specialty of the Mission: First Mission of the re-usable Space Plane, successful “plane” landing on airstrip.

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Shenzhou-5: the first chinese manned mission into space

   Spacecraft: Shenzhou-5.Crew: commander – Yang Liwey. Launch: October 15, 2003 year at 1 hours 00 minutes 03 seconds UTC from the southern launch pad of Tzutsuan Launch Center, Peoples Republic of China. Landing: October 15, 2003 year at 22 hours 22 minutes 48 seconds UTC in the region of Sitsivang of Inner Mongolia province. Duration of the Mission: 21 hours 22 minutes 45 seconds.

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