Space exploration

Space exploration

Period: Jan 1, 1956 to Jan 1, 1970

first satellite

Oct 4, 1957

it's the first that was sent in space by URSS

First meteorological satellite

Feb 17, 1959

First meteorological satellite that was sent in space by USA (NRL)

First photograph of earth

Aug 7, 1959

First photograph of earth from earth orbit by the NASA, an independent agency of the USA

First solar probe

1960

First solar probe in space, which was launch by the NASA.

firs rocket engine fired in space

Sep 25, 1960

firs rocket engine fired in space, the Pioneer P-30, by the NASA

First great ape in space

Jan 31, 1961

First great ape or Hominidae in space, Ham, which was a chimpanzee.

First human spaceflight mission

Apr 12, 1961

First human spaceflight mission, by Yuri Gagarin.

First human-piloted space flight

May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard is an an American who was the first human-piloted flight

First orbital solar observatory

Mar 7, 1962

First orbital solar observatory by NASA

First human on the Moon

Jul 20, 1968

First human on the Moon, who was Neil Armstrong.