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History Streak #47 answers

Themed day: Race to the Moon

October 30, 2026 · Starting event: Apollo 11 lands the first humans on the Moon (1969)

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1. 1957
   Satellites

   Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, is launched by the Soviet Union

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2. 1958
   Satellites

   Explorer 1 becomes the first American satellite in orbit

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3. 1959
   Probes

   Luna 2 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon

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4. 1961
   Crewed

   Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok

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5. 1963
   Crewed

   Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space, aboard Vostok 6

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6. 1965
   Crewed

   Alexei Leonov leaves his capsule for the first spacewalk

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7. 1966
   Probes

   Luna 9 makes the first soft landing on the Moon and sends back pictures

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8. 1968
   Moon

   Apollo 8 carries the first humans around the Moon and back

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9. 1969
   MoonStarting event

   Apollo 11 lands the first humans on the Moon

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10. 1970
    Moon

    Apollo 13 suffers an explosion on the way to the Moon and limps home

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11. 1971
    Stations

    Salyut 1, the first space station, is launched into orbit

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12. 1972
    Moon

    Apollo 17 carries the last astronauts to walk on the Moon

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13. 1975
    Crewed

    Apollo and Soyuz crews dock in orbit and shake hands, easing the space rivalry

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14. 1976
    Mars

    Viking 1 makes the first successful landing on Mars

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15. 1977
    Probes

    Voyager 1 is launched on its journey to the outer Solar System

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16. 1981
    Shuttle

    The Space Shuttle Columbia flies the programme's first mission

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17. 1986
    Stations

    The Mir space station is launched by the Soviet Union

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18. 1990
    Telescopes

    The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into low Earth orbit

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19. 1998
    Stations

    The first module of the International Space Station is launched

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20. 2012
    Mars

    The Curiosity rover lands in Gale crater on Mars

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21. 2021
    Mars

    Ingenuity makes the first powered flight on another planet

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