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Space Exploration Timeline 1609-1957

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  • First Telescope

    Galileo Galilei built the first "true" telescope to study space.
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    Space Exploration 1609-1957

  • First Reflector Telescope

    Sir Isaac Newton built the first reflector telescope.

  • Theory Of Universal Gravitation

    Issac Newton published the Theory of Universal Gravitation. This was the beginning of modern astronomy.

  • First Star Clusters Found

    Charles Messier discovered the globular cluster. Later he discovered other galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters.

  • First Asteroid

    Guisseppe Piazzi discovered the first asteroid known as Ceres.

  • Theory of Relativity

    Albert Einstien came up with the theory of relativity which explains physics, space, and time.

  • Liquid Fuel

    Liquid Fuel
    The first rocket was launched using liquid fuel.

  • First Radio Telescope

    Grote Reber invented the first radio telescope

  • First Man-made Object In Space

    First Man-made Object In Space
    The V-2 missle was launched making it the first man-made object in space.

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    Sputnik 1 was the first artifical sattelite in space.

  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2
    Sputnik 2 was launched with the first live animal in space on board.