History space exploration

Timeline of Space Exploration

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    An important time period of Space Exploartion

    An important time period of Space Exploration

  • Galileo uses a telescope used to look at the moon

    Galileo uses a telescope used to look at the moon
    Galileo looks at the moon for the first time with his 20x magnification telescope. There were no missions or countries invloved. [image from galileo.rice.edu]

  • Jupiter's first moons are discovered

    Jupiter's first moons are discovered
    Galileo discoveres some of Jupiter's moons with his 30x telescope. There are no missions or countries involved. [image from www.physics.uc.edu]

  • The first artificial satellite launched in space

    The first artificial satellite launched in space
    The first artificial Earth satellite launched in space was the Russian's Sputnik 1. It was part of the mission Sputnik 1. [image from wikipedia]

  • The first ICBM is launched into space

    The first ICBM is launched into space
    Russia launches the first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile in space with Sputnik attached to it to bring Sputnik into space. This was part of the mission R-7 Semyorka. [Image from www.russianspaceweb.com]

  • The first animal in space [didn't survive]

    The first animal in space [didn't survive]
    Laika the Russian space dog was the first animal in space but she didn't survive because her oxygen ran out. She was part of mission Sputnik 2. [image from wikipedia]
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    An important time period in space exploration

    An important time period in space exploration

  • The first animals launched in space and survived

    The first animals launched in space and survived
    The first animals launched into space and survived. The spacecraft carried two dogs, Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants. they were part of the mission Sputnik 5. [image from www.spacetoday.org]

  • The first Hominidae launched in space [survived]

    The first Hominidae launched in space [survived]
    No. 65 also known as 'Ham the astrochimp' was the first NASA Hominidae launched in space [survived]. Nasa decided to launch a chimp into space due to them being similar to us to see what would happen. He was in the mission MR-2. [image from www.topsixlist.com]

  • First man [and person] in space

    First man [and person] in space
    Yuri Gagarin the Russian cosmonaut was the man and person in space. He was part oh the mission Vostok 1. [image from wikipedia]

  • First woman in space

    First woman in space
    Valentina Tereshkova the Russian cosmonaut was the first woman in space. She was part of the mission Vostok 6. [image from wikipedia]

  • First man to walk on the moon

    First man to walk on the moon
    Neil Armstrong the American astronaut was the first man to walk on the moon. He was part of the mission Apollo 11. [image from wikipedia]
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    An important time period in space exploration

    An important time period in space exploration

  • The largest aperture space telescope launched in space.

    The largest aperture space telescope launched in space.
    The well known Hubble aperture space telescope is the largest aperture telescope launched in space. Hubble's main instruments observe space are the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared. Hubble was made by NASA, with contributions from the European Space Agency, and is operated by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Hubble's main missions were repair missions Servicing Missions 1, 2, 3A, 3B and 4.
    [image from wikipedia]

  • The first rover on Mars.

    The first rover on Mars.
    Sojourner was the first Mars rover that explored Mars for around three months. It was launched by NASA and its part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. [image from wikipedia]

  • The largest artificial satellite that's habitable

    The largest artificial satellite that's habitable
    The largest habitable artificial satellite is the International Space Station. It is able to have astronauts live on it for short periods of time. It is owned by Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States, and eleven Member States of the European Space Agency (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It was part of the mission 1A [control module]. [image from wikipedia]

  • The largest infrared telescope launched in space

    The largest infrared telescope launched in space
    The largest infrared space telescope was called Spitzer and it was made and owned by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. It was part of the mission Spitzer Warm Mission. [image from http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/66-Early-History]

  • The highest permanent astronomical observatory in the world.

    The highest permanent astronomical observatory in the world.
    The highest permanent astronomical observatory in the world built is called the University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO). The organization for it is the University of Tokyo and there is no specific mission. [image from wikipedia]