Space Timeline

V2 rocket test

Oct 3, 1942

First transportation machine to cross Earths atmosphere.
It was a breakthrough for human kind and began the discovery of space.

V-2

Oct 24, 1946

First pictures of earth taken in space
Significance- we had an idea of what earth looked like from space.

V-2

Feb 20, 1947

First insects/animals in space the fly, died in space
Significane-to test if it was possible for life to survive in space

sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

First artificial satelite used to broadcast radio pulses
sent by soviet union

Laika

Nov 3, 1957

First animal to orbit the earth, died in space.
Significance-helped scientists determine if humans could survive in space

Vostok 1

Apr 12, 1961

First human to enter space and return safely
Significance- to answer some of our questions about apace through first/second had experience
First human was Yuri Gagarin.

Vostok 6

Jun 16, 1963

First woman in space
Significance- more of a significance for women, After she went to space and came back safely, dhe became a role moddel for other girls and women at the time.

Apollo 8

Dec 21, 1968

first manned spacecraft to orbit another celestial body. first to seenEarth as a whole planet.

Manned lunar landing (Apollo 11)

Jul 21, 1969

First human on the moon and first space launch from a celestial body. Neil armstrong was the first man on the moon
Significance- achievent that man kind was able to land on a celestial body.

Luna 16

Sep 24, 1970

First automatic samplefrom the moon.
Significance- to answer the question if there was life on the moon.

The Skylab

May 14, 1973

First expirimental space station released by NASA
To experiment, repair, ect in space.

Viking Lander

Jul 20, 1976

Soil samples and photos from mars (first)
Significance- to find out information about mars, such as size, if it ever had life,ect.

Voyager 1

Sep 5, 1977

Space probe that studies outer solar system. Farthest manmade object from earth
Significance- might find life on other planets outside our solar systems.

Pioneer Venus

May 20, 1978

Two spacecrafts sent to venus to study Atmosphere of Venus
To learn about Venus and to see if it is livable.

Galileo

Oct 18, 1989

realesed to study jupiter and its moons.
Significance- to understand planets near us and to gain more information on its mmons and atmosphere.

Voyager 1

Feb 14, 1990

First pictures of our solar system
Gave an idea of how are solar system and planets looked.

Hubble space telescope

Apr 24, 1990

carried in to orbit by a spaceshuttle to study ultraviolet rays
Significance- tells us about celestial bodies in space that are near us, how other galaxies look like, ect.

Colombia space shuttle

Feb 1, 2003

7 astronauts died while returning from a 16-day mission. The space shuttle exploded durring re-entry
Significance- through this incident Nasa tried to safely repair similar damages for later missions

Mars exploration

Jul 7, 2003

Rover spirit launch and opportunity launch to mars. both are exploring mars.
Significance- Possibility of finding out if life exisits in other planets other then Earth.

Kepler Mission

Mar 6, 2009

The first space telescope which was meant to find plants similar to Earth
Significance-possibility to find life on other planets