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Period: Sep 15, 1564 to
Galileo Galilie Makes Telescopal Breakthroughs
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Sir Isaac Newton Developed Three laws of Motion
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A Polish Artillery Expert Submitts Drawings fotr a Staged Rocket
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Rocket drawings
Polish artillery expert, Kazimierz Siemienowicz made first rocket design drawings. -
Isaac Newton's laws of Motion Developed
During Issac Newton's time (1642-1727) he capped a scientific revolution with establishing his laws of motion. -
William Hale makes Solid Fueled Rocket with Fins to Stabilize it
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The ISS is completed
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Space Race
Countries were trying to build the best rockets and get into space the fastest. -
First Artificial Satellite was Launched into Orbit Around the Earth in 1957
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First Orbital Test Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
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The Space Shuttle Challenger Exploads 74 Seconds Into Flight
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Hubble Telescope was placed into orbit
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The Internation Space Sation (ISS) was Launched
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Hubble 5th mission
Hubble is the only telescope designed to be serviced in space by astronauts. After launch by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, four subsequent Space Shuttle missions repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope. A fifth mission was canceled on safety grounds following the Columbia disaster. However, after spirited public discussion, NASA administrator Mike Griffin approved one final servicing mission, completed in 2009. The telescope is still operating as of 2015, and may last until -
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope is expected to be launched in 2018. This is the succesor to the Hubble telescope.
