- 1957: Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 as first artificial satellite
- 1958: NASA is formed
- 1958: United States launches Explorer 1 artificial satellite
- 1961: Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space (Vostok program)
- 1969: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon (Apollo 11)
- 1998: International Space Station is launched
- 2000: Blue Origin is founded by Jeff Bezos
- 2002: SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk
- 2020: first commercial mission to the International Space Station (SpaceX)
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