Space Timeline

Time period- 1609-1957

Oct 4, 1600

First Telescope

Jan 1, 1610

First telescope observation of the night sky: discovery of Jupiter's moons, lunar craters and the phases of Venus

First Clear Picture of Another World

Jan 1, 1840

First clear telescope photograph of another world: the moon

First Liquid-Fueled Rocket

Mar 16, 1926

Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket

Space Research Flight

May 10, 1946

First space research flight (cosmic radiation experiment) captured and improved V-2 rocket.

First Animals in Space

Feb 20, 1947

First animals in space (fruit flies)
Organization- USA

Time Period- 1958-1980

Oct 6, 1957

First space station.

Apr 19, 1971

First space station was made.

First impact on Mars

Nov 27, 1971

First mission to enter asteroid belt

Jul 15, 1972

First mission to enter the asteroid belt and leave inner solar system.

First multi manned mission

Jul 15, 1975

USSR and USA

First photos from the surface of another planet (Venus)

Oct 22, 1975

Time Period- 1981- Present day

Oct 6, 1980

First Operational Rover

Jul 4, 1997

First operational rover on another planet (Mars).

First sample return beyond lunar orbit (solar wind)

Sep 8, 2004

First man made probe in interstellar space.

Aug 25, 2012

First flyby of dwarf planet (Pluto)

Jul 6, 2015

First food grown and eaten in space

Aug 10, 2015

Lettuce was the first food eaten that was grown in space.