Space Exploration Timeline

By rm19667

  • First Exposition of Rocket Mechanics

    First Exposition of Rocket Mechanics
    The first thoughts of space mechanics based on Newton third law

  • Goddard's Famous Publication

    Goddard's Famous Publication
    First book published about theories of how to reach space

  • First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched

    First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched
    The first liquid Rocket flight took place--lasting 2.5 seconds

  • First Suborbital Flight

    First Suborbital Flight
    Germany sucessfully launches their first rocket

  • First American-Designed Rocket Reaches Space

    First American-Designed Rocket Reaches Space
    First American Rocket to rach the edge of space

  • First Live Animal in Space

    First Live Animal in Space
    First live animal goes to space--a dog

  • First American Satellite

    First American Satellite
    America Launched their first satellite

  • Solar wind

    Solar wind
    First detection of solar wind by the USSR

  • First Spacecraft to Achieve Solar Orbit

    First Spacecraft to Achieve Solar Orbit
    A satalitte misses the moon and was flung out into space by gravity

  • Women

    Women
    First Women in Space

  • Space station

    Space station
    First Ever Space Station

  • Columbia Space Shuttle

    Columbia Space Shuttle
    Columbia became the first Space Shuttle to be launched.

  • Voyager/ Saturn

    Voyager/ Saturn
    Vayager rached Saturn and started taking pictures

  • Mars Pathfinder

    Mars Pathfinder
    The Mars Pathfinder arrived on Mars and later began transmitting images.

  • NASA Kepler

    NASA Kepler
    NASA Kepler was launched to search for planets outside of our solar syatem

  • NASA Rover

    NASA Rover
    NASA Rover sucessfully landed on Mars, carrying new instruments and experiments