10 Interesting Fact About Space exploration milestones

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• Sputnik-1 is the first man-made satellite launched into space in 1957 by the Soviet Union.
• Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot in the moon in 1969.
• Voyager 1 is the first space aircraft to reach the solar system in 2012.
• NASA has launched more than 100 missions to the planet and other celestial bodies in the solar system.
• Hubble telescope was launched in 1990 and has sent images and data from outer space.
• Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has orbited Saturn for 13 years and sent data and images that shake the world.
• China became the third country that succeeded in launching humans into space in 2003.
• Mars Rover Curiosity has taken pictures and data that helps scientists study the geology of Mars.
• New Horizons' spacecraft has photographed Pluto and provided important information about the pwang planet.
• Juno spacecraft is orbiting Jupiter and has sent images and data that have never been seen before.