| First
| Person(s)
| Vehicle
| Country
| Year
|
Spaceflight and
Orbital flight
| Yuri Gagarin
| Vostok 1
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1961
|
| Sub-orbital flight
| Alan Shepard
| Freedom 7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1961
|
| Person in space for one day
| Gherman Titov
| Vostok 2
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1961
|
Dual spaceflight
Two people in space
| Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
| Vostok 3
Vostok 4
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1962
|
Longest solo spaceflight
5-days
| Valery Bykovsky
| Vostok 5
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1963
|
| Woman in space
| Valentina Tereshkova
| Vostok 6
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1963
|
| Sub-orbital flight by winged spacecraft
| Joe Walker
| X-15
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1963
|
| Person to enter space twice (above 100 km)
| Joe Walker
| X-15 Flights
90 and 91
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1963
|
| Three person spacecraft
| Vladimir Komarov
Konstantin Feoktistov
Boris Yegorov
| Voskhod 1
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1964
|
| Two person spacecraft
| Pavel Belyayev
Aleksei Leonov
| Voskhod 2
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1965
|
| Spacewalk
| Aleksei Leonov
| Voskhod 2
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1965
|
| Orbital maneuvers (change orbit)
| Gus Grissom, John W. Young
| Gemini 3
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1965
|
| Person to fly two orbital spaceflights
| Gordon Cooper
| Faith 7
Gemini 5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1965
|
| People to spend one week in space
| Gordon Cooper
Pete Conrad
| Gemini 5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1965
|
Space rendezvous
Four people in space
| Frank Borman, Jim Lovell
Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford
| Gemini 7
Gemini 6A
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1965
|
| People to spend two weeks in space
| Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
| Gemini 7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1965
|
| Space docking
| Neil Armstrong
David Scott
| Gemini 8
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1966
|
| Rendezvous with two vehicles - Agena 10 & Agena 8
| John W. Young
Michael Collins
| Gemini 10
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1966
|
| Dual spacewalk
| Aleksei Yeliseyev
Yevgeny Khrunov
| Soyuz 4
Soyuz 5
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1969
|
| Moon orbit
| Frank Borman
James Lovell
Bill Anders
| Apollo 8
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1968
|
| Moon landing
| Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
| Apollo 11
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1969
|
Triple spaceflight
Seven people in space
| Shonin, Kubasov
Filipchenko, Volkov, Gorbatko
Shatalov, Yeliseyev
| Soyuz 6
Soyuz 7
Soyuz 8
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1969
|
Longest duration by
single spacecraft
17.66-days
| Andrian Nikolayev
Vitali Sevastyanov
| Soyuz 9
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1970
|
| Space station
| Georgi Dobrovolski
Viktor Patsayev
Vladislav Volkov
| Soyuz 11
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1971
|
People in orbit four weeks
(1 month)
| Pete Conrad
Joseph Kerwin
Paul Weitz
| Skylab 2
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1973
|
People in orbit eight weeks
(2 months)
| Alan Bean
Jack Lousma
Owen Garriott
| Skylab 3
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1973
|
People in orbit twelve weeks
(3 months)
| Gerald Carr
William Pogue
Edward Gibson
| Skylab 4
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1974
|
People in orbit twenty weeks
(5 months)
| Vladimir Kovalyonok , Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
| Salyut 6 EO-2, Soyuz 29-Soyuz 31
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1978
|
People in orbit twenty-six weeks
(6 months)
| Leonid Popov, Valery Ryumin
| Salyut 6 EO-4, Soyuz 35-Soyuz 37
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1980
|
| Person to fly four different types of spacecraft
| John Watts Young
| STS-1/Columbia
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1981
|
Four person spaceflight
single spacecraft
| Vance Brand,Robert F. Overmyer
Joseph P. Allen, William B. Lenoir
| STS-5/Columbia
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1982
|
| Person to complete six trips to space
| John Watts Young
| STS-9/Columbia
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1983
|
Five person spaceflight
single spacecraft
First U.S. woman in space
| Robert L. Crippen, Frederick H. Hauck
John M. Fabian, Sally K. Ride, Norman E. Thagard
| STS-7/Challenger
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1983
|
Six person spaceflight
single spacecraft
| John W. Young, Brewster H. Shaw
Owen K. Garriott, Robert A. Parker, Ulf Merbold-DE, Byron K. Lichtenberg
| STS-9/Columbia
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
| 1983
|
People in orbit thirty-three weeks
(8 months)
| Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Solovyov, Oleg Atkov
| Salyut 7 EO-3, Soyuz T-10-Soyuz T-11
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1984
|
| Untethered spacewalk
| Bruce McCandless II
| STS-41-B/ Challenger
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1984
|
Seven person spaceflight
single spacecraft
| Robert L. Crippen, Jon A. McBride
Kathryn D. Sullivan, Sally K. Ride, David C. Leestma, Marc Garneau-CA, Paul D. Scully-Power
| STS-41-G/Challenger
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
| 1984
|
Space station to
space station flight
| Leonid Kizim
Vladimir Solovyov
| Soyuz T-15
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1985
|
Eight person spaceflight
single spacecraft
| Henry W. Hartsfield, Steven R. Nagel
Bonnie J. Dunbar, James F. Buchli, Guion S. Bluford, Reinhard Furrer-DE, Ernst Messerschmid-DE, Wubbo Ockels-NL
| STS-61-A/Challenger
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
| 1985
|
People in orbit fifty-two weeks
(12 months)
| Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov, Oleg Atkov
| Mir EO-3, Soyuz TM-4-Soyuz TM-6
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| 1988
|
| Three person spacewalk
| Pierre J. Thuot, Richard J. Hieb
Thomas D. Akers
| STS-49/Endeavour
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| 1991
|
| Nine people in space; no docking
| Shuttle:James D. Wetherbee, Eileen M. Collins, Michael Foale, Janice E. Voss, Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Vladimir G. Titov
Mir: Valeri Polyakov, Alexander Viktorenko, Yelena Kondakova
| STS-63/Discovery, Mir
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
| 1995
|
| Thirteen people in space; no docking
| Shuttle: Steve Oswald, William Gregory, John Grunsfeld, Wendy Lawrence, Tammy Jernigan, Sam Durrance, Ron Parise
Mir: Aleksandr Viktorenko, Yelena Kondakova, Valeriy Polyakov
Soyuz: Norman E. Thagard, Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennady Strekalov
| STS-67/Endeavour, Mir, Soyuz TM-21
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
| 1995
|
| Ten people in one spacecraft; docking
| Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Anatoly Solovyev, Nikolai Budarin, Norman E. Thagard, Vladimir Dezhurov, Gennady Strekalov
| STS-71/Atlantis, Mir
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
| 1995
|
| Thirteen people in space; no docking
| Shuttle:Kenneth D. Bowersox, Scott J. Horowitz, Mark C. Lee, Steven A. Hawley, Gregory J. Harbaugh, Steven L. Smith, Joseph R. Tanner
Mir: Vasili Tsibliyev, Aleksandr Lazutkin, Valery Korzun, Alexandr Kaleri, Reinhold Ewald-DE, Jerry M. Linenger-US
| STS-82/Discovery, Mir, Soyuz TM-24, Soyuz TM-25
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
| 1997
|
| Privately funded human space flight
| Mike Melvill
| SpaceShipOne flight 15P
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| June 21, 2004
|
| Body
| Spacecraft
| Event
| Country
| Date
|
| Earth
| A4
| First spaceflight
| Image:Flag of Germany 1933.svg Germany
| 1944
|
| Earth
| Sputnik 1
| First satellite in orbit
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| October 4, 1957
|
| Earth
| Vanguard 1
| Oldest satellite still in orbit— expected to stay in orbit 240 years. Ceased transmissions in May, 1964
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| March 17, 1958
|
| Moon
| Luna 1
| First flyby, dist. of 5,995 km
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| January 4, 1959
|
| Moon
| Luna 2
| First impact
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| September 14, 1959
|
| Earth
| Discoverer 13
| First satellite recovered from Orbit
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| August 11, 1960
|
| Venus
| Venera 1
| First flyby, dist. of 100,000 km (lost communication contact before)
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| May 19, 1961
|
| Venus
| Mariner 2
| First flyby, dist. of 34,762 km (with communication contact)
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| December 14, 1962
|
| Mars
| Mariner 4
| First flyby, dist. of 9,846 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| July 14, 1965
|
| Moon
| Luna 9
| First soft landing
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| January 31, 1966
|
| Venus
| Venera 3
| First impact
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| March 1, 1966
|
| Moon
| Luna 10
| First orbiter
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| April 3, 1966
|
| Venus
| Venera 7
| First soft landing
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| August 1, 1970
|
| Moon
| Luna 16
| First automated sample return
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| September 24, 1970
|
| Moon
| Luna 17
| First automated roving vehicle - Lunokhod 1
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| November 17, 1970
|
| Mars
| Mariner 9
| First orbiter
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| November 14, 1971
|
| Mars
| Mars 2
| First impact
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| November 27, 1971
|
| Mars
| Mars 3
| First soft landing, telemetry signal for 20 s before
transmissions ceased
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| December 2, 1971
|
| Jupiter
| Pioneer 10
| First flyby, dist. of 130,000 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| December 3, 1973
|
| Mercury
| Mariner 10
| First flyby, dist. of 703 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| March 29, 1974
|
| Venus
| Venera 9
| First orbiter
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| October 22, 1975
|
| Sun
| Helios 2
| Highest velocity of a spacecraft relative to the sun, 247,510 km/h at .29 AU perihelion
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
| April 17, 1976
|
| Saturn
| Pioneer 11
| First flyby, dist. of 21,000 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| September 1, 1979
|
| Venus
| Venera 13
| First sound record on another planet
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| March 1, 1982
|
| Venus
| Vega 1
| First helium balloon atmospheric probe
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| June 11, 1985
|
| Uranus
| Voyager 2
| First flyby, dist. of 81,500 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| January 24, 1986
|
| Comet Halley
| Vega 1
| First comet flyby, dist. of 8,890 km
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR
| March 6, 1986
|
|
| Pioneer 10
| First extra-solar spacecraft (disputed because only according to some definitions)
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| June 13, 1986
|
| Neptune
| Voyager 2
| First flyby, dist. of 40,000 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| August 25, 1989
|
| 951 Gaspra
| Galileo probe
| First asteroid flyby, dist. of 1,600 km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| October 29, 1991
|
| Jupiter
| Galileo probe
| First impact
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| December 7, 1995
|
| Jupiter
| Galileo probe
| First orbiter
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| December 7, 1995
|
| Mars
| Mars Pathfinder
| First automated roving vehicle - Sojourner
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| July 4, 1997
|
| 433 Eros
| NEAR Shoemaker
| First asteroid orbiter
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| February 14, 2000
|
| 433 Eros
| NEAR Shoemaker
| First asteroid soft landing
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| February 12, 2001
|
| Saturn
| Cassini orbiter
| First orbiter
|  ESA
Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| July 1, 2004
|
| Titan
| Huygens probe
| First soft landing
| ESA
Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| January 14, 2005
|
| Comet Tempel 1
| Deep Impact
| First comet impact
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| July 4, 2005
|
|
| Voyager 1
| At greatest distance from Earth, 15 billion km
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| As of 2006
|
|
| Pioneer 6
| Longest operating space probe, brief contact was
reestablished on December 8,2000, after nearly 35 years in space.
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA
| As of 2005
|
