*1981-First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.
*1983-First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA
*1990-First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA
*1992-First polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA
*1995-Longest duration in the orbit of earth by Valeri Polyakov (437.7 days) from Russia
*2000-First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA
*2001-First landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA
*2009-Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA
*2010-First sample of an asteroid brought back to earth by Japan
*2012-NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA
*1983-First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA
*1990-First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA
*1992-First polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA
*1995-Longest duration in the orbit of earth by Valeri Polyakov (437.7 days) from Russia
*2000-First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA
*2001-First landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA
*2009-Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA
*2010-First sample of an asteroid brought back to earth by Japan
*2012-NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA