Since its establishment in 1958, NASA has a significant breakthrough record in its missions. Although some failed or were disastrous, the successful ones include the following:
Explorer 1
In this milestone achievement, NASA launched its first satellite on 31st Jan 1958 which was successful. It was a major milestone which challenged Russia's previous launches, and its core role was to detect cosmic rays.
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Project Mercury and Alan Shepard
Being the first man to go to space, Alan Shepard pioneered the growth and increase of more NASA projects.
Friendship 7 and John Glenn
Launched by an Atlas-6 rocket, Friendship 7 made John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth.
Apollo 1
The Apollo mission was successful in 1969 following its initial fire tragedy on Jan 27, 1967, which had led to loss of lives
Apollo 11
This historical NASA project happened on 20th July 1969 when the first man on the moon was landed by Apollo 11. It was a historical event, and the said man is Neil Armstrong.
Apollo 13
On April 17, 1970, onboard crew of a rocket whose oxygen tank had exploded on April 13, 1970, made is safely back to earth.
Sally Ride
On 1983, Sally Ride became the first woman to go to space onboard space shuttle Challenger for mission STS-7. It was inspired by the beginning of the era of space shuttles.
Hubble Space Telescope
With advances in space power and improved space propulsion, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space which gave NASA the ability to take and capture pictures while still in motion.
Mars Pathfinder
On July 1997, a successful landing was made on Mars. It was part of the Mars Pathfinder mission.
International Space Station
Serving as a laboratory for 15 nations, the International Space Station was launched October 24, 1998.
