First Time In Space Timeline

first liquid fueled rocket

Mar 16, 1926

Dr Robert H. Goddard launched first liquid fueled rockets in the United States.

First personal rocket

Sep 10, 1929

Herman's Oberth launches the first personal rocket with an 18 year old student.

German Military

Jan 1, 1931

First german military liquid fueled rocket engines Walter Meder

First Monkey in Space

Jun 11, 1948

Albert was the first monkey from the United States to actually fly in space. He rode over 39 miles in a V2 rocket.

Mouse was sent into space

Aug 31, 1950

In the United states a mouse was sent into space for the first time. The rocket disinigrated because the parachute failed.

first animal in orbit

Nov 3, 1957

A dog Laika was launched into orbit by USSR

Explorer one sent into space

Jan 31, 1958

first satalite launched by the United States. It was designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology.

first photo of earth from orbit

Aug 7, 1959

The first picture of earth from orbit was taken

Moon

Oct 4, 1959

First photo of the far side of the moon (USSR)

first mission to enter asteroid belt

Jul 15, 1972

Entered asteroid belt and left the inner solar system.

Reusable spacecraft

Apr 12, 1981

first reusable manned spacecraft was made

Soil sample sound recording

Mar 1, 1982

First soil samples of Venus and sound recording of another world. Mission called Venera13

Long term space station

Feb 19, 1986

First consistently inhabited long-term research space station. mission MIR.

Voyager 2

Aug 25, 1989

First Neptune flyby the closest approach was at 29,240 km. Mission Voyager 2.

solar system

Feb 14, 1990

First picture of whole solar system. Called Voyager 1 (USA)