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The first Astronomical Telescope was Built
It wasbulit by a man named Galileo Galilei. He was a famous atronomer. He played a mojor role in the Renisance of the Science industry. -
The First spotting of the Moon
On January 1, 1610, the Moon was first spotted. In 1610, Galileo Galilei first spotted the moon through a telescope. This also did not have a name. -
The first man observed craters on the Moon
An American man did this on January 1, 1610. He observed them from an astronomical telescope. There was not a name for this mission. -
The First Sucessful Relfecting Telescope was Bulit
On January 1, 1668, the first Reflecting telescope was built. This was built by a man names Galileo Galilei.
After constructing many models of several different types of mirrors, he finally made the first successful reflecting telescope. There was not a name for this mission. -
The First Animals in Space to Return Alive
On January 1, 1947, the United States sent fruit flies into space. Weeks later, they returned alive and they had became the first animals to survive in space. There was not a name for this mission. -
The Soviet Union Launched the fFrst Satellite
On October 4, 1957, The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a satellite into space. They named this satellite Sputnik. The name of this mission was Sputnik 1. -
First Humans on The Moon
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that landed the first Humans on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first ever human to walk on the moon. This was on July 20, 1969. The name of this mission was Apollo 11. -
First automatic spacecraft to return soil samples from the Moon
The Soviet Union did this. This happened on September 12, 1970. They named this spacecraft Luna. Luna returned Earth with the first ever soil samples returned from the moon. This mission was named Luna 16. -
The first Probe to land on Venus
The Soviet Venera 7 became the first probe to land on Venus. They did this on December 15, 1970. There was not a name for this mission. -
First probe to orbit Mars
On November 13, the probe became the very first spacecraft to orbit another planet, Mars. The name of this mission was Mariner 9. -
First Space Shuttle Launched
This happened on January 1, 1981. Columbia was the first to launch a space shuttle. This mission did not have a name. -
First photograph taken of the whole solar system
On February 14, 1990, the first photograph was taken of the whole solar system. The United States completed this mission. This mission was named Voyager 1. -
First mission into the atmosphere of a gas giant
On December 7, 1995, the United States made a mission into the atmosphere into a gas giant. They named this mission Galileo’s atmospheric entry probe. -
First operational rover on another planet
On July 4, 1997, the United States became the first to land a operational rover on another planet. This planet was Mars. They called that mission Mars Pathfinder. -
First man made probe to land on a comet
On November 12, 2014, the ESA was the first to land a man made probe to land on a comet. This mission took about 10 years to complete and did not exactly have a specific name.
