Space Exploration

Robert Goddard

Mar 28, 1926

Robert Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket

Space Exploration

Period: Mar 28, 1926 to Mar 28, 2014

Germany

Mar 28, 1944

Naxi Germany attacks Britian with V-2 Balistic rockets

Soviet Union

Mar 28, 1957

The Soviet union launches the sputnik, earths first artifical satelite

USA

Mar 28, 1958

The Usa launched its first satelite to orbit the earth, the explorer

Weather Satelite

Mar 28, 1960

The t first weather satelite was launched, Tiros

First human in orbit

Mar 28, 1961

The first human was sent into orbit, Yuri garin

John Glenn

Mar 28, 1962

John Gleem makes first US orbital flight, first communication satelite, Telstar

Apollo 11

Mar 28, 1969

apollo 11 astronauts make first moon landing, and returen safetly. Niel Armstrong

Soviet Robot

Mar 28, 1970

Soviet robot moon rover, Lunkbod 1

Orbital Flight

Mar 28, 1981

The first orbital flight of U.S space shuttle

Challenger Explodes

Mar 28, 1986

Space Shuttle challeneger explodes, killing seven astronauts

Cosmonaut

Mar 28, 1995

Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov spends record 439 days in orbit

John Glenn

Mar 28, 1998

Glenn returns to space as shuttle crew member

Columbia Crashes

Mar 28, 2003

Space Shuttle Columbia Crashes China launches first manned space flight

Space Program

Mar 28, 2011

Space Shuttle program formally ends on August 31