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First spotting of the moon through a telescope
In 1610 Galileo saw the first ever sighting of the moon through a telescope. -
First rocket into space with liquid fuel
Robert Goddard launched the first rocket into space without solid fuel, instead it had liquid. -
First time Animals went into space
The United States launched fruit flies into space. -
The space race began
The Soviet Union and the United States began a competition of achievements in space -
First missel went into space
The USSR launched their first ballistic missel into space. -
First photograph of earth.
NASA had taken the first picture of the planet earth from its orbit. -
The first man went into orbit
Yuri Gagarin became the first man in orbit. He was from Russia. -
First woman in space
The USSR sent the first woman into space. -
First sighting of mars.
NASA did a flyby Mars and caught the first sighting of it. -
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Him and another American named Buzz Aldrin were a part of the Apollo 11 mission. -
The first space shuttle was launched into space.
John Young and Robert Crippen were in the first space shuttle that was launched into space. -
The international space station was launched
The international space station was put into space. This is used by many countries for their people to live in for a limited amount of time. -
First landing on an asteroid
NASA landed on an asteroid. -
The James Webb telescope is predicted to launch
The James Webb telescope has not been launched, but it is supposed to be launched in 2019. -
NASA is predicted to be on the Mars.
In 2030 NASA is supposed to be launching a mission to Mars.
