Science

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  • First liquid fueled rocket ship

    First liquid fueled rocket ship
    A U.S. rocket scientist named Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid fueled. The rocket was 4- feet high. It reached 60 miles per hour.

  • First U.S. high altitude flight

    First U.S. high altitude flight
    The U.S. military reuses a German rocket, which is the first high altitude space flight. Reaches 70 miles.

  • First American- designed rocket reaches space

    First American- designed rocket reaches space
    First U.S. rocket launched into space, which reaches the end of the moon

  • First animals in space

    First animals in space
    Fruit flies were the first animal in space in the V-2 rocket. Which was launched from the white launching proving grounds. The fruit flies were in the vials.

  • First Live animal in space

    First Live animal in space
    The Soviet Union launched the first animal. Contained a pressurized container with a dog named Laika. Laika lived eight days until food ran out. Which proved that animals can survive in space.

  • First American satellite

    First American satellite
    This satellite was the explorer 1. It weighed 30 pounds and was the first American satellite.

  • NASA is made

    NASA is made
    NASA is founded. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  • First spacecraft to impact the moon.

    First spacecraft to impact the moon.
    The first man-made object to touch the moon. A satellite made by Russia called the Luna 2.

  • First American astronaut in space

    First American astronaut in space
    The astronauts name was Alan Shepard. The trip lasted 15 minutes. He experienced 5 minutes of weightlessness.

  • A spacecraft arrives at Jupiter

    The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter. Will study Jupiter and its moons.

  • First Detailedstudy of an Asteroid

    The NEAR spacecraft will be studying the asteroid Eros for about a year. And also the gravity of Eros. Also the surface of the asteroid.

  • First Landing on a Asteroid

    NEAR land on the Asteroid called Eros. After a year of orbiting the asteroid, why decided to land on Eros to get additional information.

  • First landing on an Alien Moon

    The Huygens probe lands on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Huygens sends photos to Earth of the surface of Titan. This is the first time we get to see another surface that isn't ours.

  • First Impact with a comet

    The Deep Impact space probe took a 174 day long trip and slammed into a comet called Tempel 1. There was water and ice found in the comet. The probe took a picture of the impact