Angelica yañez

 Space Station Advances (1971–2004)  Between 1971 and 2004, the history of space stations was marked by the launch of the first space station, Salyut, by the Soviet Union. The United States subsequently developed Skylab, while the Soviet Union continued with the Salyut series and then Mir. The International Space Station (ISS) became an international project, with construction beginning in 1998. 🌠  1971 – Salyut 1: First Space Station  🌠 In 1971, the Soviet Union launched the Salyut 1 space station, becoming the world's first space station. This achievement marked a milestone in space exploration, laying the groundwork for the construction of future space stations. 🌠  1981 – First Space Shuttle Flight  🌠 On April 12, 1981, the space shuttle Columbia, or STS-1, made its first successful orbital flight, marking the beginning of a new era in space exploration, according to NASA (.gov). STS-1 was an orbital flight test, led by Commander John W. Young and Pi...

🚀✨  The First Steps in Space Exploration (1942–1971) ✨🚀 This first entry focuses on the early milestones of space exploration, from the first launches to the launch of the first space station. 🌸  1942 – Launch of the V-2 rocket 🌸  The V-2 rocket, developed in Nazi Germany, was successfully launched for the first time on October 3, 1942. It was the first guided long-range ballistic missile and the first man-made device to reach space. 🌸  1957 – Sputnik 1  🌸 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, marking the beginning of the space age. 🌸  1961 – Yuri Gagarin's Flight  🌸 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, completing one orbit around the Earth. 🌸  1969 – Apollo 11 Moon Landing   🌸 NASA's Apollo 11 mission saw astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the lunar surface, while Michael Collins remained in lunar or...