Mariner 9 spacecraft
Voyager 2
Hubble Space Telescope
Image of Mercury from MESSENGER
The space shuttle Columbia breaks apart upon reentering Earth’s atmosphere, killing astronauts Michael Anderson, David Brown, Kalpana Chawla, Laurel Clark, Rick Husband, William McCool, and Ilan Ramon, approximately 16 minutes prior to the scheduled landing. February 1 2003
Seventy-three seconds after liftoff, space shuttle Challenger explodes, killing the entire crew, including astronauts Greg Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe, Ron McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik, Dick Scobee, and Michael Smith. January 28 1986
Astronaut Guy Bluford becomes the " rst African
Franklin Chang Díaz becomes the " rst Hispanic American in space on the space shuttle Columbia . January 12 1986
Ellen Ochoa becomes the " rst Hispanic woman in space on the space shuttle Discovery . April 8 1993
Cassini-Huygens lander touches down on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. January 14 2005
American in space on the space shuttle Challenger . August 30 1983
US spacecraft MESSENGER is the " rst to orbit Mercury. March 17 2011
Hubble Space Telescope launches. April 24 1990
US spacecraft Galileo is the " rst to orbit Jupiter. December 7 1995
First expedition of the International Space Station. October 31 2000
The " rst US spacecraft lands on an asteroid. February 12 2001
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January 14 1986 US spacecraft Voyager 2 is the " rst to ! y by Uranus.
August 24 1989
September 12 1992 Mae Jemison becomes the " rst African American woman in space on the space shuttle Endeavour .
February 3 1995 Eileen Collins becomes the " rst female pilot of a space shuttle
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November 2 2000 The " rst US and Russian resident crew occupies the International Space Station.
November 23 2002 John Herrington becomes the " rst member of a Native American tribe in space on the space shuttle Endeavour .
July 1 2004 The joint US, Italian, and
October 10 2007 Peggy Whitson becomes the " rst female commander of the International Space Station.
Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the " rst American woman in
Ellison Onizuka becomes the " rst Asian American in space on the space shuttle Discovery .
Voyager 2 is the " rst spacecraft to ! y by Neptune.
Kalpana Chawla becomes the " rst woman of Indian origin in space on the space shuttle Columbia .
European mission Cassini-Huygens becomes the " rst to orbit Saturn.
space on the space shuttle Challenger .
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