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First sight through a telescope
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo -
first liqiud rocket
Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets -
First research flight
First research flight launched by the U.S. captured by the V-2 space rocket -
First animals
Albert I, a rhesus monkey. Lack of fanfare and documentation made Albert an unsung hero of animal astronauts. -
artificial satellite
First artificial satellite put into space (brings back signals to earth launched by the USSR) -
rocket launched into earths
rocket launched into earths orbit by the USSR -
photograph of the earth
photograph of the earth from the earth's orbit by U.S. NASA -
sighting of mars
sighting of mars and flyby by U.S. NASA -
human on moon
human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful! -
soft landing on Mars
soft landing on Mars (first signals from the surface) -
reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.
reusable manned spacecraft by U.S. -
photograph
photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA -
polar orbit
polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA -
Mission launched first space telescope
Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's
expoplanets by USA -
rover successfully lands on mars
rover successfully lands on mars (to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA)