Astronomy and Space Travel By: Adolfo Rodriguez, Aylssa Estrada, Junior Diaz, And Clarissa Leon
By adolphin27
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Galileo Observs the Moon
Galileo observed the Moon. Through the early version of the telescope and noticed the craters and valleys. -
The Red Spot of Jupiter
The red spot of Jupiter was discovered by Giovanni Cassini -
Orbital motion
Robert Hooke demonstrated to the members of Royale Society, that in order to stay in orbit the planets have to be pulled toward the Sun -
The Law of Gravity
While Newton was at his family's farm he discovered the law of gravity -
The Expansion of the Universe
Edwin Hubble made a discovery saying that the universe is expanding -
Sputnik
This was the first Earth satellite in space. This satellite was made by the soviets. -
American Satelite
The first American satellite was launched -
Luna 2
The Luna 2, a Soviet space craft, was the first space craft to land on the moon -
The First man in Space
Yuri Gagarin, a soviet was the first man to travel to space. -
Mariner 4
The Mariner 4 was the first flyby of Mars -
Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin are the first people to land on the moon -
Apollo 17
This was the last mission to the Moon. After Apollo 17, There was about a dozen of astronauts on the moon, but that is only all of them combined. -
Columbia Spacecraft
The Columbia spacecraft became the first shuttle to be launched -
Space Telescope
The Hubble Space telescope was finally deployed in orbit along with the shuttle Discovery. -
Mia Jemson
Mia Jemison was the first African-American women in space. -
ISS
The International Space Station is finally established -
Living in Space
An American crew began to live in the ISS -
Shuttle Columbia breakdown
The Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas. Right before it landed in Texas. -
Exploration Rovers on Mars
The Rover "Spirit" landed on Mars. Now that we have eyes on Mars we know that Mars had water. -
The Final Space Shuttal Mission
The Space shuttle mission ended when the Atlantis arrived at the Kennedy Space Center
