Time line of Space Exploration

By Heaven Vang

  • Space Exploration 1609-1957

  • Space Exploration 1840

    Space Exploration 1840
    First clear telescopic photo of The Moon.

  • Space Exploration 1910

    The first telescopic observation of the night sky
    - Jupiter's moons
    - Lunar craters
    - Stages of Venus

  • Space Exploration 1926

    Space Exploration 1926
    Robert H. Goddard lifts off the first liquid-fueled rocket ship

  • Space Exploration 1958-1980

  • Space Exploration 1959

    Space Exploration 1959
    First launch rocket in Earth orbit

  • Space Exploration 1959

    Space Exploration 1959
    First photo of Earth from orbit

  • Space Exploration 1960

    Space Exploration 1960
    First plants and animals to come back alive from Earth orbit

  • Space Exploration 1981-Present Day

    Space Exploration 1981-Present Day

  • Space Exploration 1982

    Space Exploration 1982
    First Venus soil samples

  • Space Exploration 2006

    Space Exploration 2006
    First test return from comet

  • Space Exploration 2015

    Space Exploration 2015
    Lettuce is the first food eaten and that was grown in space.