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Discovery of the first ever telescope

Nov 10, 1608

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telescopeThe earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey.

Dates of Space Exploration

Period: Nov 10, 1608 to Nov 10, 2012

Discovery of other planets

Nov 10, 1791

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question16.html

First photo of Earth from Space

May 16, 1946

http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exploration/FEATURE-FirstPhoto.htmlThe First Photo From Space In 1946, rocket-borne cameras gave us our first look at Earth from beyond the atmosphere.

First space shuttle ever built

Nov 16, 1948

http://englishrussia.com/2007/09/09/first-space-shuttle-ever/What you see here is what had to be the first space shuttle ever. Twenty two years before first Russian space shuttle “Buran” or 10 years before the first American shuttle Soviets projected and built manned spaceship aircraft that could land from the orbit by itself.

First Animal in Space

Nov 2, 1957

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/p/laikathedog.htmHistorical Importance of Laika: Aboard the Soviet's Sputnik 2, Laika, a dog, became the very first living creature to enter orbit. However, since the Soviets did not create a re-entry plan, Laika died in space. Laika's death sparked debates about animal rights around the world. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/p/laikathedog.htm

First rocket into space

Nov 10, 1957

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/v2rocket.shtml

First orbit of the Moon

Dec 24, 1968

http://www.chabad.org/blogs/blog_cdo/aid/948948/jewish/Orbiting-the-Moon-1968.htmOn December 24, 1968, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders became the first humans to orbit the moon. The astronauts aboard Apollo 8 were the first humans to escape Earth's gravitational field, and on Friday, December 27, they became the first to return to earth from another celestial body—the moon

Man landing on the moon

Jul 16, 1969

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/moonlanding/moonlanding.htm#The%20Launch

April 19, 1971: Russians Put the First Space Station Into Orbit

Apr 19, 1971

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/04/dayintech_0419As they often were during the space race, the Russians were out in front of NASA in concept and launch. But just as often, they were bedeviled by technical glitches and failures, and so it was with Salyut 1.

Dates of Space Exploration

Nov 10, 2011

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/science/moonlanding/moonlanding.htm#The Moon Landing