A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Outer space"
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1954 In Sylacauga, Alabama, a 4 kg meteoriteMeteorite A meteorite is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earth [i]'s surface without be ...
crashes through the roof of a house and hits Ann Hodges, badly bruising her, in the first documented case of an object from outer space hitting a person.
1965 At the Hammaguira launch facility in the Sahara Desert, FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satelliteSatellite A satellite is any object that orbit [i]s another object . ...
, ''Asterix-1'' on board, becoming the third country to enter spaceOuter space Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe [i] ou ...
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1974 After 84 days in spaceOuter space Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe [i] ou ...
, the crew of the American space stationSpace station A space station is an artificial structure designed for human [i]s to live in outer space [i]. ...
returns to EarthEarth Earth is the third planet [i] in the solar system [i] in terms of distance from the Sun [i], and the fi ...
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1995 Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns after setting a record for 438 days in spaceOuter space Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe [i] ou ...
. Also, the Schengen treaty comes into for
1998JapanJapan is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ...
launches a probe to Mars, joining the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
and RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country [i] that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia [i] ...
as a spaceOuter space Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe [i] ou ...
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