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Galileo looks at the moon
This is the first time anyone has looked at the moon through a telescope. -
Liquid gas is used in rocket
Robert H Goddard used liquid fuel for the very first time. -
The first research flight
The very first research flight was launched by the U.S. and captured by the V-2 space rocket. -
The very first animals to go to space
The very first animals launched into outer space were fruit flies by the U.S. -
First artificial satellite put into orbit
First artificial satellite put into space that brings back signals to Earth launched by the USSR. -
First animal launched into orbit
A dog named Laika was launched by the USSR and did not return alive. -
First photo of earth
The very first photo of the earth was taken -
First human orbital flight
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The first woman in space.
Valentina Tereshkova was the very first woman to be put in space. Launched by the USSR -
First sighting or Mars
The very first sighting of Mars and flyby by U.S. NASA. -
First man to walk on the moon
Niel Armstrong was the first man ever to walk on the moon. -
The first reusable manned spacecraft
The very first reusable space craft was created by the US -
Hubble was put into orbit
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First sample of an asteroid
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NASA lands a rover on Mars successfully
