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First moon spotting
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei -
First Reflecting Telescope
Issac Newton built the first successful reflecting telescope. -
Robert H. Goddard
Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rockets. -
Herman Oberth
Herman Oberth launches the first personal rocket with students. -
First liquid rockets developed
First German military liquid rockets are developed. -
First Research Flight Captured
The first research flight launched by the U.S. Is captured by the V-2 space rocket. -
First animals launched into space
The U.S. Launches fruit flys into space. -
First ballistic missile
The first ballistic missile is produced by the USSR. -
Soviet Union launches rocket
The Soviet Union launches a rocket into low earth orbit. -
First animal launched into orbit
A dog was launched by the USSR and did not return alive. -
Solar powered satellite
The first solar powered satellite is produced by the U.S. -
NASA Formed
The U.S. Forms NASA during the Space Race. -
Luna 1
Luna 1 became the first spacecraft to reach the moon. -
Animals and Plants return alive
The first plants and animals return alive from space orbit. -
First Human Space Flight
Yuri Gagarin made one orbit around the Earth aboard Votok spacecraft. -
Pilot controlled flight
The first pilot controlled space flight. -
First Woman in Space
Valentine Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space by the Soviet Union. -
First Close-Range Photos of the Moon
U.S. Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon. -
First Succsessful Flyby of Mars
The Mariner 4 became the first spacecraft to succsessfully fly by Mars. -
First Human on the Moon
Neil Armstrong became the first man to succsessfully step foot on the moon by the U.S. This was called Apollo 11. -
Space Transportation System
The first manned mission of the Space Transportation system is launched -
Venera 13
Venera 13 lands on Venus getting the first soil samples. -
Voyager 2
Voyager 2 completes its flyby of Saturn. -
Challenger
The space shuttle Challenger lifts off for its first mission. -
Space Walk
The first space walk in nine years takes place. -
First U.S. Woman in Space
Sally K. Ride is the first U.S. woman to travel in space. -
Endeavour
Space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-61, making the first on-orbit service of the Hubble Soace Telescope. -
Thomas Reiter
Thomas Reiter becomes the first European Space Agency astronaut to make to space walks. -
Columbia
Space shuttle Columbia lifts off for the 21st space flight, setting a new shuttle in-space endurance record of almost 18 days. -
Columbia Disentigrates
Space shuttle Columbia disentigrates above Texas, during re entry.
