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First telescope on the moon
Italian astronomer Galelio was first to point the telescope skyward. He introduced the thought of a telescope in space to look further into the galaxies and to see all the positive details of spaces objects. It was officially launched in the 1970's. -
The first exposition of rocket
British mathematician and early contributor to rocket theory. He worked at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. 1813 was the first exposition of rocket mechanics based on Newton's third law of motion. -
Exploration of cosmic space
as a Russian and rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory, of Polish and Russian descent. Along with his followers, the German Hermann Oberth and the American Robert H. -
First monkey to survive flying into space
The first monkeys were launched into space in different positions because of the firts round they died. But these monkeys made it and came back safely. They did this mot see if humans would be able to fly into space. -
First artificial satellite launched
The Soviet Union laughed the first artificial satellite called Sputnik a combination of the names "fellow-traveler of Earth". It weighs about 184 pounds and it orbits the globe beeping radio signals. -
First solar powered satellite
Spacecraft operating in the inner Solar System usually rely on the use of photovoltaic solar panels to get electricity from sunlight. In the outer solar system, where the sunlight is too weak to produce enogh power, radioisotope thermoelectric generators are used as a power source. -
The first photos of the far side of the moon
The far side of the Moon is the hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth. The far side's terrain is rugged, with a multitude of impact craters and relatively few flat lunar maria. -
First satellite recovered intact from orbit
The Corona program was a series of American satellites produced and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology with assistance from the U.S. Air Force. The Corona satellites were used for photographic surveillance of the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and other areas beginning in June 1959 and ending in May 1972. -
First orbital solar observatory
The Orbiting Solar Observatory. Program was the name of a series of eight American science satellites fisrt intended to study the Sun, though they also included important non-solar experiments. -
First human-crewed spaceflight to, and orbit of, of another celestial object: The Moon
Apollo 8, the second human spaceflight mission in the United States Apollo space program, was launched on December 21, 1968, and became the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth orbit, reach the Earth's Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The three-astronaut crew — Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders — became the first humans to travel beyond low Earth orbit, the first to see Earth as a whole planet. -
The first man on the moon
President John F. Kennedy wanted to land people on the moon. NASA was ready, they named the mission Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts that first landed on the moon. -
First space shuttle launch
First manned mission of the transportation system, Columbia, is launched.this mission will be a test flight to try out other spacecraft's system. -
Voyager 2 lands on Saturn
Voyager 2 lands on Saturn and begins to send images back of the planet and its moons -
First Venus soil samples
The Soviet Venera 13 spacecraft lands on Venus and provides the first sample of of the Venusian soil. -
Launch of the Hubble telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation. With a 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectra. The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble.
