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Space Exploration

By AS18001

  • First Refracting Telescope

    First Refracting Telescope
    Galileo created the very first refracting telescope with a glass lense. It was 36.5 in. long.

  • First Reflecting Telescope

    First Reflecting Telescope
    Sir Isaac Newton created a new telescope using a mirror. The idea was because of Galileo's refracting telescope.

  • First Time Space Boundary is Breached

    First Time Space Boundary is Breached
    A V2 rocket was created that was to be a “weapon of the future.” It was successfully launched into space. Wernher von Braun created the rocket.

  • First Pictures of Earth from Space are Taken

    First Pictures of Earth from Space are Taken
    American scientists used German V2 rockets for this. The rockets were launched into space to capture the photos. They were taken from an altitude of 65 miles high.

  • First Earthling in Space

    First Earthling in Space
    Laika, a dog, was the first to be able to survive the launch into space. She also was there for a some time. After a week, air ran out and she died.

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    Alan Sheppard was launched into space aboard Mercury 3. The Craft didn't acheive orbit but did rise to a height of 116 miles.

  • First American to Orbit Earth

    First American to Orbit Earth
    The Friendship 7 capsule carried John Glenn around Earth 3 times in 5 hours.

  • Apollo 11 - First Man to Walk on the Moon

    Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed safely on the moon. They spent 21 hours and 31 minutes on its surface then returned back to Earth. Michael Collins was also involved but he stayed and orbited the Moon.

  • First American Space Station

    First American Space Station
    America created a Skylab program. The objectuve was to prove humans could live and work in space and expand our knowledge of solar astronomy.

  • Pioneer 11 - Saturn is Vsited by interplanetary probe

    Pioneer 11 - Saturn is Vsited by interplanetary probe
    NASA sent out Pioneer 11. It successfully was able to conduct direct observations of Saturn.

  • NASA launches hubble space telescope

    NASA launches hubble space telescope
    The telescope conducts observations in space. It uses a wide field and planetary camera. The results of it exceeded the expectations.

  • First Planet Outside Our Solar System Confirmed

    First Planet Outside Our Solar System Confirmed
    Astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail detected this planet. It's called PSR B1257+12 B and is located 980 light years away from our Sun. Also, this is four times larger than Europe.

  • Pathfinder lands on Mars

    Pathfinder lands on Mars
    NASA successfully got the pathfinder to Mars. It found a lot of evidence supporting different scientific theories.

  • International Space Station Built

    International Space Station Built
    NASA built the largest artificial body in orbit. It serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory where crew members conduct experiments.

  • First Landing in Outer Solar System

    First Landing in Outer Solar System
    NASA used the Cassini Spacecraft. The ESA probe Huygens descended onto Saturn’s moon, Titan. It transmitted data from the surface for 90 minutes, which was longer than expected.