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Loading contentMilestone firsts and standing records of spaceflight — first satellite, first human in space, most distant spacecraft, and more.
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| Name | Type | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Farthest Humans from Earth | Record | record:farthest-humans-from-earth |
| Fastest Human-Made Object | Record | record:fastest-human-made-object |
| First Artificial Satellite | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-artificial-satellite |
| First Asteroid Sample Return | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-asteroid-sample-return |
| First Comet Landing | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-comet-landing |
| First Human in Space | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-human-in-space |
| First Humans on the Moon | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-humans-on-the-moon |
| First Landing on Another Planet | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-landing-on-another-planet |
| First Object to Reach Interstellar Space | Record | record:first-object-to-reach-interstellar-space |
| First Planetary Defence Demonstration | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-planetary-defense-demonstration |
| First Powered Flight on Another World | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-powered-flight-on-another-world |
| First Privately-Launched Crew to Orbit | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-privately-launched-crew-to-orbit |
| First Reusable Crewed Spacecraft | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-reusable-crewed-spacecraft |
| First Rover on Another Planet | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-rover-on-another-planet |
| First Space Station | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-space-station |
| First Spacewalk | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-spacewalk |
| First Successful Mars Landing | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-successful-mars-landing |
| First Woman in Space | Mission milestone | mission_milestone:first-woman-in-space |
| Longest Continuous Human Presence in Space | Record | record:longest-continuous-human-presence-in-space |
| Longest Single Human Spaceflight | Record | record:longest-single-human-spaceflight |
| Longest-Operating Interplanetary Spacecraft | Record | record:longest-operating-interplanetary-spacecraft |
| Most Distant Human-Made Object | Record | record:most-distant-human-made-object |
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