Splashdown

Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard a 15-minute suborbital flight.

John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, circling the planet three times.

Ed White performs the first American spacewalk, floating free for 23 minutes.

Neil Armstrong and David Scott achieve the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit.

The first humans to leave Earth orbit and circle the Moon, capturing the iconic Earthrise photograph.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.

An oxygen tank explosion turns a Moon landing into a legendary rescue of three astronauts.

The first international human spaceflight: an American Apollo docks with a Soviet Soyuz.

The Space Launch System and Orion fly a shakedown cruise around the Moon.