space exploration

  • Dec 31, 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus Theorises that Sun is at Centre of Universe

    Nicolaus Copernicus Theorises that Sun is at Centre of Universe
    On this date Copernicus made a model that is now known as the heliocentric model that theorised that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system not the earth.
  • First Telescope Made

    First Telescope Made
    The first person to make a telescope was a Dutch eyeglass make named Lipperhey he put 2 lenses together and discovered what yo could do
  • First Manmade Thing to Reach Space

    First Manmade Thing to Reach Space
    No earlier records have been found but the fourth V2 may have been the first manmade thing to enter space
  • First Close up Images of Mars

    First Close up Images of Mars
    The Mariner 4 sent the first close up images of Mars revealing a cratered surface. It also revealed a thin atmosphere that was confirmed to be carbon dioxide.
  • First Man in Space

     First Man in Space
    on this date at the time 9:07 am Moscow Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space and to orbit the earth ever
  • Neil Armstrong Walks On the Moon

    Neil Armstrong Walks On the Moon
    The first human to walk on the moon was Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin whith one more crew member Michael collins who piloted the command module.
  • First Woman On Moon in Apollo 23

    First Woman On Moon in Apollo 23
    The first woman on the moon was Dr. Wendy Jacobson in the apollo 23 she was also the first woman to walk on the moon
  • Voyager 1

     Voyager 1
    the voyager 1 is a project sent out to study the solar system it will have been operating for 36 years 16 months and 19 days on march 24 2014.