Nasa

NASA launch timeline

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  • Bumper 2 was launched

    Bumper 2 was launched
    Who: Bumper 2
    What: Cape Canaveral
    When: July 1950, we dont know the excatc first day
    Why: it was the first real nasa launch for any reason

  • explorer was launched

    explorer was launched
    Who: Exporer
    What: Satellite
    When: January 31, 1958
    Why: It was the first artificial satellite launched

  • mercury

    mercury
    Who: Mercury
    What: Three different rovers
    When: November 1, 1961
    Why: It was americas first space project

  • Gemini

    Gemini
    Who: Gemini
    What: Spaceship
    When: January 3, 1962
    Why: it help NASA understand what they needed to do before the apollo missions to make sure it was ready for launch

  • Pioneer was launched

    Pioneer was launched
    Who: Pioneer
    What: Spacecraft
    When: November 8, 1968
    Why: It went beyond our galaxie

  • apollo 1 was succesfully launched

    apollo 1 was succesfully launched
    Who: John F. Kennedy
    What: Apollo 1
    When May 25, 1969-1972
    Why: it is important because it was the first manned spaceship to land on the moon

  • Skylab

    Skylab
    Who: Skylab
    What: SPacestation
    When: May 4, 1973
    Why: It was one of the first spacestations launched

  • columbia sts-1 was launched

    columbia sts-1 was launched
    Who: Columbia
    What: Spaceship
    When: April 12, 1981
    Why: it was the first spaceship launched, so when it failed it made everyone want to try and make a succesful launch.

  • Mars Pathfinder

    Mars Pathfinder
    Who: Mars Pathfinder
    What: Rover
    When: December 5, 1996
    Why: It is important because it was the first rover to land on mars

  • International Space Station

    International Space Station
    Who: International Space Station
    What: Spacecraft
    When: November 20, 1998
    Why: It is important because if you are in soace then you can go there and get materials or refuel

  • Stardust was launched

    Stardust was launched
    Who: Satrdust
    What: Spaceprobe
    When: Febuary 7, 1999
    Why: It was important because it explored comets

  • Shuttle-mir was launched

    Shuttle-mir was launched
    Who: Suttle-mir
    What: spacestation
    When: June 4, 1999
    Why: It was a teamwork between the U.S. and russia

  • Galileo's satellite

    Galileo's satellite
    Who: Galileo
    What: Spacecraft
    When: September 21, 2003
    Why: It was first to discover a moon of an asteroid, it was also the first spacecraft to fly past an asteriod, and it discovered many things on Jupiters satellite.

  • Phoenix Mars Pathfinder

    Phoenix Mars Pathfinder
    Who: Mars Pathinder
    What: Rover
    When: May 25, 2008
    Why: Found new water and volcanoes on mars

  • Glory

    Glory
    Who: Glory
    What: Satellite
    When: Febuary 20, 2013
    Why: A low earth orbit research satellite which will increase our understanding of the earths energy balance