Space Exploration

By Gc21403

  • Galileo's First Telescope

    Galileo's First Telescope
    Galileo now has his first telescope, releasing his findings of the moon, Jupiter, stars, and overall how the solar system works, a year later, giving us a new look at the world around us.
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    1609-1957

  • Robert Goddard's Advancements

    Robert Goddard's Advancements
    Robert Goddard receives patents for multi stage rockets and a mixture of liquid fuel. This helped us create much more efficient rockets.

  • First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launch

    First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launch
    The first liquid fueled rocket, 4 ft tall, went 41 ft, capping at 60mph in 2.5 seconds, paving the way for rockets to come.

  • First Sub-orbital flight

    Germany launches the first manmade object to achieve sub-orbital flight, at 100km high, revolutionizing rocket engineering.

  • Sputnik I

    Sputnik I
    U.S.S.R launched Sputnik 1, the first manmade object to orbit earth.
    This event triggered the space race that sped up advancements in space exploration.

  • First American Satellite in orbit

    First American Satellite in orbit
    Explorer 1 is the first American satellite to orbit earth, sparking the quest for a man on the moon.
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    1958-1980

  • NASA is born

    NASA is born
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the US is formed.
    NASA has conducted countless missions since then.

  • First man in space

    First man in space
    Yuri Gagarin of the U.S.S.R is the first man in space, aboard the Vostok 1. Making a man on the Moon seem even more real.

  • First man in the moon

    First man in the moon
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first men on the moon, aboard Apollo 11, ending the space race, but influencing more ideas to come.

  • First reusable space shuttle

    NASA launches Columbia, the first shuttle to return to earth intact, saving a lot of money for NASA.

  • Hubble Telescope

    Hubble Telescope
    The Hubgle Space Telescope was sent into Earth's orbit, vastly advancing our knowledge of the universe.

  • Landing of Sojourner

    Landing of Sojourner
    The probe, Pathfinder, dropped Sojourner on Mars, giving us information about the surface of Mars.

  • Opportunity lands

    Opportunity lands
    The rover, Opportunity, lands on Mars, further increasing our knowledge of Mars.

  • First probe to pass Neptune

    The probe, New Horizons, zoomed past Pluto, extending our reach of the universe.
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    1981-Present