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On June 4, 1783, Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier made history with the first public demonstration of their hot-air balloon in Annonay, France. The unmanned balloon, made of paper and fabric,…
1961: Yuri Gagarin made history on 12th April 1961 by becoming the first human to travel into space and orbit the Earth. Launched aboard Vostok 1, Gagarin's pioneering spaceflight marked…
2022: The Axiom-1 mission, launched on 8th April 2022, marked the first all-private space flight to the International Space Station (ISS). This historic mission represented a significant milestone in the…
1971: Apollo 14 Returns to Earth Apollo 14, the third manned lunar landing mission, successfully returned to Earth on February 9, 1971. The mission's astronauts, Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and…
2003: Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere, ending the STS-107 mission tragically. All seven astronauts aboard were lost. The…
In 1961, Ham the Chimp became the first hominid in outer space, marking a pivotal moment in the space race. Launched by NASA aboard the Mercury-Redstone 2 mission, Ham's journey…