Space Exploration Timeline

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  • First telescope discovered

    First telescope discovered
    Galileo Galilei discovered the first telescope.

  • The discovery of Uranus

    The discovery of Uranus
    Herschel from England discovered Uranus

  • The first asteroid discovered

    The first asteroid discovered
    Piazzi from Italy discovered the first asteroid, Ceres

  • First artificial satellite

    First artificial satellite
    Sputnik 1 was the world's first satellite.

  • A spacecraft visits Mars

    A spacecraft visits Mars
    Mariner 4 flies by Mars

  • First person on the moon

    First person on the moon
    Neil Armstrong was the first person to step onto the moon.

  • First space shuttle launch

    First space shuttle launch
    The Columbia was the first space shuttle to launch.

  • Hubble telescope

    Hubble telescope
    The hubble telescope was launched.

  • Twi Mars Exploration

    Twi Mars Exploration
    Spirit and Opportunity embark on a twin Mars exploration mission.

  • Pluto as a dwarf planet

    Pluto as a dwarf planet
    Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet.

  • Water discovered on the Moon

    Water discovered on the Moon
    NASA discovered water on the Moon

  • The biggest robot to visit another planet

    The biggest robot to visit another planet
    Curiosity was the biggest and best equipped robot to go to Mars