The first official space exploration event was:

Question

A.
Apollo 8

B.
Sputnik

C.
Apollo 11

D.
Voyager 2

Answer 1

The first official space exploration event is generally considered to be B. Sputnik. Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, marking the beginning of the space age and the start of space exploration.