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1609-1956
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FIrst sighting of the moon
1610- The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. It was the first sighting of the moon ever. -
First rockets
1926-Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets. First rockets ever. -
Soviet Union's first rocket
1933-Soviet Union launches first rocket of their own. First rocket launched by the soviet union. -
First animals in space
1947-First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S. Fist animals in space. -
First animal in orbit
1957-First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive. First animal ever in orbit in space. -
First artifical satelite
First artificial satellite, Sputnik I, is launched by Soviet Union. It was a satellite the size of a beach ball that went into space and it took 98 minutes to get into earth's orbit. -
JFK anounces flight into space
President Kennedy declares the American space objective to put a man on the moon and return him safely by the end of the decade. He demanded that someone gets on the moon before the soviets. -
First american in orbit
John Glenn becomes first American to orbit Earth, completing three orbits. He was the first american in space. -
First man on the moon
Man walks on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin of Apollo XI spend 21 1/2 hours on the moon, 2 1/2 of those outside the capsule. -
Longest stay on the moon
Apollo 17 mission that includes the longest and last stay of man on the moon — 74 hours, 59 minutes — by astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. -
First spacecraft beyond neptune
First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA. First spacecraft beyond neptune. -
First picture of solar system
First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA. First photo of solar system. -
Longest orbit
Longest duration in the orbit of earth by Valeri Polyakov (437.7 days) from Russia. Longest orbit around earth. -
First landing on an asteroid
First landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA. First time landing on an asteroid. -
Space probe on comet
NASA lands space probe on comet.