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Space Exploration Milestones in the history of man’s space exploration: Space Exploration I. The Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in 1957. Space Exploration II. In 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on the moon. That’s one small step for a man, and one giant leap for mankind (Neil Armstrong). (Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin) Space Exploration III. In 1981 the USA launched a space shuttle, the first reusable space craft. Space Exploration IV. In 1986 the giant Soviet modular space station, Mir, was launched with astronauts being ferried to the station by Soyuz spacecraft. Space Exploration V. In 1987, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko set a space endurance record of 326 days in orbit. Space Exploration VI. An international space station, Freedom, conceived by the USA in 1984, became operational in the 1990s. Space Exploration VII. On Feb. 1, 2003, the space shuttle Columbia crashed. A group of intelligent astronauts sacrificed their lives for the cause of space exploration. Space shuttle Columbia crash Space Exploration VIII. On Oct. 15, 2003, Shenzhou V sent Chinas first astronaut Yang Liwei into space, making China the third nation following the former Soviet Union and the United States to place a human in orbit. China hopes to launch the Shenzhou VI next year in a flight that will place two astronauts in orbit for between five and seven days. Shenzhou V—a historic triumph Space Exploration IX. The Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, safely landed on Jan. 4, 2004 (US spacecraft carrying Spirit, one of two-identical six-wheeled robots, arrived safely on Saturday). The Mars exploration rover--Spirit Space Exploration Space technology has resulted in numerous applications, and telecommunication satellites have greatly improved global communications; while meteorological satellites provide advance weather information, and reconnaissance satellites regi