Timeline of Space Exploration

By Ethan V

  • 1610

    1610
    The first spotting of the moon through a telescope, Galileo Galilel, it accomplished by discovering more information about our solar system through the telescope.

  • 1927

    1927
    Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid filled rocket. Accomplished for other rockets to be stronger powered for lift off.

  • 1946

    1946
    First researched flight launched by the U.S captured by the V-2 Space Rocket. It was the first man made object that reached our atmosphere.

  • 1957

    1957
    First artificial satellite put into space that brings back signals to earth launched the USSR. This accomplished new information on how to send other things into our orbit

  • 1957

    1957
    First balistic missile produced by the MSSR. This accomplished more knowledge in flight and what gravity does to the missile.

  • 1959

    1959
    First rocket launched into earths orbit by the USSR. This accomplished the very first object that was launched to go to the earths orbit.

  • 1965

    1965
    First sighting of mars and flyby by the U.S NASA. This accomplished Knowledge about mars and its positions.

  • 1971

    1971
    First space station in space. This accomplished more signals and information about what's happening in space.

  • 1969

    1969
    The first man to step foot on the moon. This accomplished a huge boost in moral for human kind.

  • 1971

    1971
    First soft landing on the Mars and signals on its surface. This accomplished knowledge and a huge discoverys by putting the Viking on our neighboring planet.

  • 1981

    1981
    First reusable manned space craft. This accomplished more because some space craft carried satellites into or back from the earth, and this meant more resources to use instead of using it to buy materials for another space craft.

  • 1990

    1990
    First image of our whole solar system. This accomplished how our very own solar system looked like into our very own eye.

  • 2001

    2001
    First landing on an asteroid. This accomplished information on what the asteroid was made of and all the elements thats in it.

  • 2010

    2010
    First sample of actual asteroid brought back from space to earth in Japan. This accomplished more information about asteroids and real material to actually examine it clearly.

  • 2012

    2012
    NASA rover successfully landed on mars to seek out for life clues. This accomplished unseen land that's not earth and to know if there are other life subjects other then humans.