Milestones of spaceflight 1957: Sputnik 1 - First satellite; 1961: Vostok 1 - Gagarin in orbit; 1969: Apollo 11 - People on the Moon; 1971: Salyut 1 - First space station; 1990: Hubble - A telescope in orbit; 1998: Zarya - The ISS begins 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 1957: Sputnik 1 - First satellite 1957 Sputnik 1 First satellite 1961: Vostok 1 - Gagarin in orbit 1961 Vostok 1 Gagarin in orbit 1969: Apollo 11 - People on the Moon 1969 Apollo 11 People on the Moon 1971: Salyut 1 - First space station 1971 Salyut 1 First space station 1990: Hubble - A telescope in orbit 1990 Hubble A telescope in orbit 1998: Zarya - The ISS begins 1998 Zarya The ISS begins