History of Space Exploration

By Amelia1

  • Germany Launches V-2 rocket

    Germany launches V-2 rocket. It was the first one to reach orbit! The V-2 reached an altitude of about 62 miles

  • First animals in space are.....

    The first animals in space were fruit flies?!?!? They were sent on a rocket into space.

  • Spuntnik

    A month after Spuntnik 1, the Russians sent Spuntnik 2 into orbit. The Spuntnik 2 had a pressurised cabin with a dog inside. The dog lived for 8 days. The dog proved to scientists that living things could live in space.

  • First man in space!

    Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space.

  • Space Walk

    Russian Cosmonaut makes first space walk.

  • Mars, Rover, remote, WHAT?

    Mars, to this day, is explored by a NASA remote controlled robotic rover.