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The history of Space discoveries
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Pioneer 10
Pioneer 10's mission was to reach Jupiter. Pioneer 10 sent back photos of Jupiter. It was the first probe tp reach an outer planet. -
Yuri Gagarin
First Person to travel Space. -
Project Mercury
Alan B. Sheapard was the first American in Space. -
John Glenn
John Glenn became the first person to orbit the Earth. -
Mariner 2
Mariner 2's destination was to Venus. It affirmed that high temperatures were in venus's atmosphere. -
Project Apollo
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. -
Viking 1
Viking 1's destination was to Mars. It's Orbiter mapped the surface of Mars -
Hubble Space Telescope
the Hubble SpaceTelescope was launched by the space shuttle Dicovery in 1990. Becuase of its orbit Earth's atmosphere it should have produced clear images but it made a mistake of the way the telescope was made.