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Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket
Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket -
A Miami Beach planned rocket launch to the planet Venus.
A Miami Beach planned rocket launch to the planet Venus. -
First space reasearch flight
First space research flight -
Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until
Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until January 4, 1948 -
Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika for 7 days in orbit, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until April 13, 1958
Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika for 7 days in orbit, is launched by the U.S.S.R., and remains in orbit until April 13, 1958 -
Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite in orbit, lifts off at Cape Canaveral using a modified ABMA-JPL Jupiter-C rocket. It carries a scientific experiment of James A. Van Allen, and discovers the Earth's radiation belt.
Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite in orbit, lifts off at Cape Canaveral using a modified ABMA-JPL Jupiter-C rocket. It carries a scientific experiment of James A. Van Allen, and discovers the Earth's radiation belt. -
Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S.
Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S. -
Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M. Scott Carpenter, making three orbits.
Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M. Scott Carpenter, making three orbits. -
Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon.
Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon. -
Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.
Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon. -
The Einstein Observatory begins its 30-day mission.
The Einstein Observatory begins its 30-day mission. -
Venera 13 lands on Venus, and provides the first Venusian soil analysis.
Venera 13 lands on Venus, and provides the first Venusian soil analysis. -
Spacecraft Ulysses flies around Jupiter, on its way to the sun.
Spacecraft Ulysses flies around Jupiter, on its way to the sun. -
NASA launches the first in the Discovery series of spacecraft, the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft, aboard a Delta II-7925-8 rocket.
NASA launches the first in the Discovery series of spacecraft, the Near-Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft, aboard a Delta II-7925-8 rocket. -
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on a 10-day mission, its 24th and the last shuttle docking with Mir.
Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off on a 10-day mission, its 24th and the last shuttle docking with Mir. -
Deep Space 1 successfully completes its flyby of comet 19P/Borrelly.
Deep Space 1 successfully completes its flyby of comet 19P/Borrelly.