Space Exploration

Space exploration is the exploration of outer space by either manned or robotic spacecraft. The first man-made object to orbit the Earth, was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic's (USSR's) Sputnik 1, on October 4th, 1957. The USSR achieved many of the first milestones, including putting the first person in space and the first spacewalk.

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin © Photo courtesy of NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, walks on the surface of the Moon. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph.

Space Exploration contains the following topics

	Astronauts		Comets		Hubble Space Telescope
	International Space Station		Messier Objects		Planets
	Space Shuttles

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NASA
NASA was established by President Eisenhower in 1958. Follow NASA as they explore: Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond.