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Telescope
Galileo Galilei was the first person to spot the moon with a telescope in 1610. -
Liquid Fuel Rockets
Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rockets into space in 1926. -
Artificial Satellite
The first artificial satellite was put into space in 1957 to bring back signals to earth. The first artificial satellite was lunched by USSR. -
First Animal in Orbit
In 1957 the first animal was launched into orbit: a dog named Laika. This space exploration was launched by USSR. Sadly Laika didn't make it back alive. -
Produced First Missile
In 1957 the first ballistic missile was produced by the USSR. -
First Rocket Launched into Orbit
In 1959 the first rocket was launched into earths orbit by the USSR. -
Human Spaceflight
The first human spaceflight and human manned orbital flight went into orbit in 1961. The first spaceflight was launched by the Soviet Union. -
First Human on Moon
In 1969 the first human was put onto the moon by the U.S. The Apollo 11 was successful. -
First Space Station
The first space station was placed in space in 1971 by the USSR. -
Landing on Mars
The first soft land landing on Mars was made in 1971. USSR then found the first signals from the surface. -
Reusable Spacecraft
In 1981 the first reusable manned spacecraft was made by the U.S. -
Longest Space Duration
In 1995 Valeri Polyakov, from Russia was the first person to be in orbit for the longest duration. Polyakov was in orbit for 437.7 days. -
Asteroid Landing
In 2001 U.S. NASA landed on an asteroid for the first time in space History. -
Space Telescope
In 2009 the first space telescope was launched into space by Kepler Mission. The USA wanted to research earths expo planets. -
Rover
In 2012 the first rover landed on Mars successfully. U.S. NASA was looking for life on Mars.
