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Space Exploration
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Sputnik Launched
The Sputnik probe was launched on October 4, 1957. -
Venera 1 Launched
Venera 1 launched on February 12, 1961. All 16 of the Venera probes were sent to Venus to learn more about the planet. -
Mercury Probe lauched
The first Mercury probe was launched on May 5, 1961. -
Venera 3 Launched
Venera 3 launched on November 16, 1961. All 16 of the Venera probes were sent to Venus to learn more about the planet. -
First Mariner Probe Launched
The first Mariner Probe was launched on July 22, 1962 -
Gemeni Spacecraft Lauched
The Gemini spacecraft was launched on April 8, 1964. -
First Photgraph of Another Planet!
The first picture of another planet came from a Mariner probe on July 14, 1965 -
Venera 7 Launched
Venera 7 launched on August 17, 1970. All 16 of the Venera probes were sent to Venus to learn more about the planet. -
Pioneer 10 Launched
Pioneer 10 launched March 2, 1972 -
Pioneer 11 Launched
Pioneer 11 launched April 5, 1973 -
Last Mariner Probe Lauched
The last Mariner Probe was launched on November 3, 1973 -
Venera 10 Launched
Venera 10 launched on June 14, 1975. All 16 of the Venera probes were sent to Venus to learn more about the planet. -
Viking 1 Spacecraft Luanched
The Viking 1 spacecraft was launched on August 20, 1975 to go to mars to look for life. -
Viking 2 Launched
The Viking 2 was launched on September 9, 1975 to follow Viking 1. -
Voyager 2 Launched
Voyager 2 was launched from the JFK space station on August 20, 1977 -
Voyager 1 Lauched
Voyager 1 was launched from the JFK space station on September 5, 1977 -
First Space Shuttle Used
The first Space shuttle was used in 1982. All space shuttles were launched at the Kennedy Space Center. -
MIR Space Station
The MIR Space Station began its journey during 2001, and took ten years to build. -
Challenger Explosion
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded, killing it’s entire crew 73 seconds after lifting off on January 28, 1986. -
The Magellan Space Probe Launches
The Magellan space probe was launched on May 4, 1989. -
Galileo Probe Launched
The Galileo probe was launched on October 18, 1989 to study Jupiter. -
Hubble Telescope Launched
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched on April 24, 1990 to study space beyond the Solar system. It's launch was delayed by four years because of the Challanger shuttle explosion and disaster. -
Magellan Probe Lost
The Magellan probe lost communication with earth on October 12, 1994. It was assumed to crash the next day. -
NEAR Mission Launched
The NEAR Mission was launched on February 17, 1996 to study the asteroid Eros. The reason it went to space is to let Scientists learn more about asteroids. -
Cassini Spacecraft Lauched
The Cassini spacecraft was launched and sent to Saturn on October 15, 1997 to gather information about Saturn and its rings. -
NEAR Lands on EROS
Near Mission landed successfully on EROS on February 12, 2001 -
Genisis Lunched
The Genesis spacecraft, made by Lockheed Martin, was launched in August 2001. -
Genesis Returns
The Genesis spacecraft returned after it's mission in 2004. However, it's parachutes failed to deploy and it crashed, losing most of the solar wind it had been sent to collect. -
Cassini Arrives
The Cassini Arrived at Saturn’s rings on July 1, 2004 -
Curiosity Rover Landing
The Curiosity Mars rover landed on Mars on August 6, 2012.
