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Space Exploration
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First Spotting of Moon
Galileo first spots the moon through a telescope -
First Rocket Launch
Robert H. Goddard launches the first ever liquid filled rockets. -
Hermann Oberth
Hermann Oberth constructed and static tested a rocket. -
First USSR Rocket
The USSR launched their first rocket. -
German Rocket
The Germans developed a rocket, the V-2. -
First German Rocket
The German's had the first rocket to reach space. -
First USA Rocket
The United States launches their first rocket into space. -
First Animals in Space
The USA launched fruit flies into space using a captured German rocket. -
Sputnik
The first satellite put into orbit by the USSR. -
First Dog in Space
The USSR launched the first dog into orbit, Laika. Laika dieded 5 hours after being put into space. -
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Space Exploration
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Explorer 1 Launched
The first American Satellite into orbit, discovers the Van Allen radiation belt -
Luna 1
The first human-made object to orbit the Sun is launched -
First Man in Space
The first manned spacemission and first person into orbit from USSR, Yuri Gagarin -
First planetary flyby
The United States had the first flyby of any planets which happened to be Venus. -
First Women in Space
The first women, Valentina Tereshkova, from USSR was put into orbit -
First Landing on Moon
The first photos from the Moon by the USSR -
First Impact
The first probe to impact with another planet, Venus. -
First Humans on Moon
The first people ever to stand on the Earth, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. -
Salyut 1
The USSR put up the first space station into orbit although it did not have any crew members inside. -
Skylab
The first and only space station put into orbit by the United States. -
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Space Exploration
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Challenger Diaster
A shuttle was entering space when it started to disitergarate and killed everyone inside. -
Mir Space Station
The Soviets put up the first space staion which they called Mir although they didn't have humans in it at that time. -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Telescope was launched into orbit which gave us pictures of the solar systems. -
Mar Pathfinder
The Mars pathfinder was launched which later landed on Mars and collected data from Mars. -
Cassini Mission
The cassini mission probes were launched which later made it to Saturn and studied the planet, its rings, and its moons. -
International Space Station
The first space station with involvement from multiple countries was launched. -
Columbia Disaster
While Columbia was re-entering Earth's atmosphere there was a tile broken so the shuttle blew apart and everyone aboard died. -
Hyguens Probe
The hyguens probe was launched by the European Space Agency and is studying Saturn's moon, Titian. -
Deep Imapct Probe
The Deep Impact Probe was launched by NASA and was sent to collide with a comet to collect data. -
Mars MIssion
NASA is currently planning a manned trip to Mar which they are hoping will take place in the 2030'; they are developing a new space craft for this mission as well.
