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First Telescope
Hans Lippershey invented the first telescope. -
Galileo Makes First Astrinomical Telescope
Galileo constructed the first known complete astronomical telescope. -
Sattelites of Jupiter
In 1610 Galuleo discovered the four largest satellites of Jupiter, the first satellites of a planet other than Earth to be detected. -
Drawing the Moon
Galileo draws moon phases that he saw through his telescope -
Scheiner vs Galileo
Scheiner, who, in an effort to save the perfection of the Sun, argued that sunspots are satellites of the Sun, Galileo argued that the spots are on or near the Sun’s surface -
Soviet Rocket Society Established
The Soviet Union establishes the Society for Studies of Interplanetary travel. Sergei P. Korolev would lead the Soviet space progrem in the 1950's and 1960's -
First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched
U.S. rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket from his Aunt Effie's farm in Auburn, Massachusetts. The 4-foot high rocket dubbed "Nell" reaches an altitude of 41 feet and a speed of about 60 miles per hour. -
Breaking the Sound Barrier
Chuck Yaeger pilots X-1 rocket plane and breaks the sound barrier. -
Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was the first manmade sattelite into outer space. Mikhail Tikhonravov was a scientist who pioneered the Sputnik program. -
Sputnik 2
U.S.S.R launches Sputnik 2, carrying a dog named Laika. Mikhail Ryazansky was a key radio transmitter in this mission. -
First American Satellite
America launched its first satellite. Weighing only 30 pounds, Explorer 1 was launched into orbit by the Army on a Jupiter-C rocket. Dr. Wernher von Braun. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the assignment to design, build and operate the artificial satellite that would serve as the rocket's payload. -
NASA is Born
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is founded, taking over the responsibilities of the existing National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. Dwight Eisenhower established NASA. -
Luna 1
The Russian satellite Luna 1 is launched in an attempt to hit the Moon. The spacecraft misses the Moon and is flung out into space by the Moon's gravity. It becomes the first manmade object to achieve an orbit around the Sun. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead rocket engineer in the Luna programs. -
Luna 2
The Russian satellite Luna 2 is launched. On September 13, it becomes the first man-made object to hit the Moon. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the lead rocket engineer in the Luna programs. -
First View of Moon's Far Side
The Russian satellite Luna 3 is launched, orbiting the Moon and photographing 70 percent of the Moon's far side. Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was the main scientist on the Luna missions -
First Weather Satellite
Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the United States. Two television cameras in the satellite returned views of clouds above the Earth. -
First Man In Space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. The mission was launched by the U.S.S.R. -
First American In Space
Alan Shepard became the first american in space and he was the fifth man to walk on the moon on the Apollo 14 mission. -
First Person to Orbit Earth
John Glenn became the first person to orbit the earth. The mission was launched by NASA. The space pod he was in almost burned up apon re-entry. -
Apollo 8
The U.S. launched Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon. Frank Borman was the commander, James A. Lovell was the command module pilot, and William A. Anders was the lunar module pilot -
Moon Landing
This was the first time man reached the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Buzz Aldrin was the second. -
First Space Shuttle
The first reusable manned spacecraft, the space shuttle Columbia
was launched by the U.S. The company North American Rockwell was key in the construction of Columbia. -
Challenger
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on lift off and all the crew died. Among the deceased were Francis R. Scobee, Commander Michael J. Smith, Pilot Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist Greg Jarvis, Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist. -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble telescope is a telescope orbiting earth from space taking pictures of the universe. Christopher Scolese was the director of the project to launch Hubble. -
Magellan Space Probe
The Magellen space probe that was launched by NASA orbited Venus. Howard Hughes who is the founder of Hughes Aircraft Company was the main manufacturer of the probe. -
Cassini Space Probe
The Cassini Space Probe was launched by NASA and was due to get to Saturn in 2004. Robert Mitchell was the Cassini program manager. -
ISS
The International Space Station was launched on this date. It is a station orbiting earth that many countrys have used. The ISS consists of Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and eleven Member States of the European Space Agency (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). -
Columbis Disaster
The space shuttle Columbia burned up whileb re-entering the earths atmosphere killing all seven crew members. The crew were Commander Rick D. Husband, Pilot William C. McCool, Payload Commander Michael P. Anderson, Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Mission Specialist David M. Brown, and Mission Specialist Laurel Blair Salton Clark. -
First Chinese Person in Space
Yang Liwei became the first chinese person in space. -
Mars Rover
The Spirit Rover landed on Mars this day, it was one of two rovers NASA launched.The people who worked on this project were, Project Manager Jim Erickson, Deputy Project Manager Jennifer Trosper, Project Scientist John Grotzinger, Deputy Project Scientists Joy Crisp and Ashwin Vasavada. -
Nuclear-powered Rover
Nuclear-powered NASA rover successfully lands on Mars to seek out life clues. The name of the rover was Curiosity. Charley Kohlhase was the mission manager for the mars rover program.
