Space Exploration

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  • First Time a Telescope was used to look at Space.

    Galileo built a refracting telescope and looked at space for the first time. He discovered many things, for example that the moon had craters.
  • Publication of Principia

    Publication of Principia

    Isaac Newton piblished 3 volumes about Newton's laws of motion, the universal law of gravitation, and Kepler's laws for the motion of planets.
  • Goodard's Rocket Patents

    Goodard's Rocket Patents

    Goodard got patents for 2 rockets. One was multi-staged and the other had gasoline and liquid nitrogous oxide.

  • Soviet Union Begins its studies.

    The Soviet Union establishes the Society for Studies of Interplanetary Travel.
  • First Artificial Satellite

    First Artificial Satellite

    The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to be launched into space.
  • Explorer 1 is launched

    Explorer 1 is launched

    The first American satillite, Explorer 1 went into space.

  • NASA is Established

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)is established
  • First Space Craft in Solar Orbit

    First Space Craft in Solar Orbit

    The Russian Spacecraft Luna 1 is launched into space and flung into solar orbit, being the first man-made object to do so.

  • First man in Space

    Yuri A. Gargarin is launched into space by the Soviet Union, making him the first man in space.
  • First man on the moon

    First man on the moon

    Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon. Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin were also on the space craft, Apollo 11.
  • First Space Shuttle launched

    First Space Shuttle launched

    Columbia was launched into space, making it the first space shuttle to be launched. When Columbia reentered Earth's atmosphere it fell apart and all 7 crew members were killed.

  • First U.S. Woman in Space

    Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman to go into space on Challenger's second mission.

  • Challenger Explodes

    Challenger explodes seconds after lift off stunning everyone. All 7 crew members were killed, including Christa McAuliffe who was supposed to be the first woman in space.
  • Hubble Entered Space

    Hubble Entered Space

    Hubble entered space. Hubble became the first space telescope in space. They did repairs on it later on.
  • International Space Station

    International Space Station

    The International Space Station was launched into space. 16 countries were involved in this space station.