Space Exploration

By SevenHundredNinetyTwo

  • Galileo and his first telescope

    Galileo and his first telescope
    In 1609, Galileo Galilei created the first telescope, which allowed us to see into space

  • Isaac Newton and his Laws of Physics

    Isaac newton comes up with his laws of physics, and explains how rockets work using his third law. "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

  • First photograph of the Moon

    First photograph of the Moon
    John Draper takes the first ever photo of the moon, giving our race a look into our largest satellite.

  • Rocket Patent

    Robert Goddard patents two important rocket design components, the multi-stage mechanic and liquid rocket fuel.

  • Dogs in space

    The USSR puts Tsygan and Dezik, two dogs, in space

  • First Artificial Satellite

    First Artificial Satellite
    The USSR launches Sputnik 1, which was manufactured by the company Energia.

  • First Rocket in Orbit

    The USSR puts Luna 1 in orbit.

  • First hominid in orbit

    The chimpanzee Ham is put in orbit by the USA with mission M-R 2

  • First Human in space

    The USSR puts the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in space aboard Vostok 1

  • First Spacewalk

    First Spacewalk
    Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov is put in space and performs a spacewalk aboard the USSR mission Voskhod 2

  • First Spacecraft to Map the Moon

    First Spacecraft to Map the Moon
    Lunar Orbiter 1, launched by the USA, maps the Moon. It gave us ,inch more information then we previously had.

  • First human on the Moon

    First human on the Moon
    The USA launches Neil Armstrong and his crew to land on the moon, which they do successfully.

  • The International Space Station is Built

    The International Space Station is Built
    Through the combined efforts of many space organizations, the ISS is constructed.

  • NEAR Shoemaker lands

    NASA's NEAR probe touches down on the asteroid Eros. The spacecraft was named after the astronomer Eugene Shoemaker.

  • Landing on Titan

    Cassini's probe descends onto Titan, sending us valuable information about one of Saturn's moons. Bill Knopf and Curt Nieber were two people who were heavily involved with Cassini

  • First food Grown in space

    First food Grown in space
    NASA and JAXA were able to succesfully grow lettuce aboard the ISS.

  • Pluto Flyby

    Pluto Flyby
    The New Horizon probe conducted a flyby of Pluto, giving us information about the former planet. The main person who proposed missions to Pluto was Robert Staehle.