21 August 1957
First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The achievement marks first intercontinental ballistic missile as an important Russian scientific milestone.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Baikonur in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The achievement marks first intercontinental ballistic missile as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The Soviet Union successfully tests the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile during his leadership.
Directs the first successful full-range flight of the R-7 rocket.
The achievement marks beginning of the space age as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, during Khruschev's leadership.
Directs the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite.
The achievement marks first animal in orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika into orbit, demonstrating another Soviet space milestone.
Directs the launch of Sputnik 2 carrying the dog Laika.
The achievement marks first escape-velocity probe as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Directs Luna 1, the first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravitational influence.
The Soviet Union launches Luna 1, the first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity.
Leads the spacecraft programme returning the first images of the Moon's far side.
The achievement marks photography of lunar far side as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The achievement marks animals returned from orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Supports the biological mission carrying Belka and Strelka safely through orbit.
The achievement marks first human spaceflight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Pilots Vostok 1 during the first human journey into outer space.
Yuri Gagarin completes the first human orbital spaceflight, a major Soviet achievement under Khruschev.
The achievement marks first full day in orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Pilots Vostok 2 on a flight lasting more than twenty-four hours.
The Soviet Union launches Gherman Titov on Vostok 2 for a day-long orbital mission.
The achievement marks first dual crewed mission as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Pilots Vostok 3 during the first simultaneous crewed orbital mission.
The achievement marks paired orbital flight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Pilots Vostok 4 while two crewed spacecraft operate in orbit together.
The achievement marks first woman in space as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space during the Soviet Vostok programme.
Pilots Vostok 6 and becomes the first woman to travel in space.
The achievement marks first multi-crew spaceflight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Commands Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft carrying more than one crew member.
The achievement marks first spacewalk as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Leaves Voskhod 2 and performs the first spacewalk.
Salyut 1 is launched as the first space station.
Commands Soyuz 10, the first crewed mission sent to Salyut 1.
Mars 2 is launched toward Mars as part of the Soviet planetary programme.
Mars 3 is launched toward Mars as part of the Soviet planetary programme.
Commands Soyuz 11, which docks with Salyut 1.
Directs the programme launching the core module of the Mir space station.
The achievement marks mir space station as an important Russian scientific milestone.
The achievement marks automatic spaceplane landing as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Leads the Energia-Buran programme during its only orbital flight.
The achievement marks radioastron mission as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Sees the launch of the space radio observatory developed from his RadioAstron concept.
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