Money, time and energy continue to be poured into fruitless missions (Image: Getty Images) On October 4 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first satellite to be launched by humans, inaugurating the space age.On April 12 1961, Yuri Gagarin, onboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft, became the first human in space.The Apollo 11 spaceflight, which on July 20 1969, achieved its goal of landing the first humans on the Moon, was arguably one of the most memorable events in 20th-century space exploration.
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