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1609-1957
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History of Space Exploration
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Galileo Looked Threw His Telescope At the Night Sky
Galileo looked threw his telescope at the night sky and saw: craters on the Moon, Jupiter's Moons, and Venu's Faces. -
First Liquid Fueled Rocket
Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rocket. Changing the power of rockets, making them more effective. -
First vehicle in Outer Space
First vehicle to cross the Kármán line. In 1942, the "Bumper-WAC" became the first human-made object to enter space as it went to an altitude of 244 miles. The rocket consisted of a JPL WAC Corporal missile sitting atop a German V-2 rocket. The V-2 was developed by Wernher von Braun's team of German researchers. -
First Ballistic Missile Produced By USSR
USSR launched the first ballistic missile, trying to achieve intercontinental missiles. -
First Artificial Satellite Launched into Space
USSR launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite launched into space. Starting the Space Race between USA, and USSR. -
1958-1980
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First Human in Space
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. -
First Spacecraft to Land on Moon
The Russian spacecraft Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to land on the moon. -
Fist Space Craft to orbit the Moon, and come back to earth.
The Soviet spacecraft Zond 5 was launched and later became the first spacecraft to orbit the moon and return to Earth. -
First Men on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men on the moon. This is the most known achievements in Space Exploration, breaking all boundaries of Space Exploration. -
U.S launched a Space Station
The U.S. launched its first space station, Skylab. Its main use was to study the Sun, and the Earth from space. -
1981-present day
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First Space Shuttle Launched
Columbia became the first Space Shuttle to be launched. Changing space travel making it more cost effective, and efficient. -
Hubble Space Telescope is Launched
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was launched April 24, 1990, on the space shuttle Discovery from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. -
Mars Pathfinder
The Mars Pathfinder arrived on Mars and later began transmitting images. -
International Space Station is Launched
Zarya, the first ISS module, was launched by the Proton, November 20th, 1998 -
First Commerical Space Craft to return to Earth
A private company named SpaceX launched a spacecraft into orbit and returned it to earth safely. It was the first non-government organization to accomplish this
