Space Exploration Timeline

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  • The First Telescope

    The First Telescope
    Invention by Gelileo, it wa she first telescope made. And it was a refracting telescope.

  • First Liquid Fueled Rocket Ship

    First Liquid Fueled Rocket Ship
    A U.S rocket scientist named Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid fueled rocket. The rocket was 4-feet tall and reached 60 miles per hour.

  • First U.S. High Altitude Flight

    First U.S. High Altitude Flight
    The U.S. military reuses a German rocket, which is their first high altitude space flight that reaches 70 miles.

  • First American Designed Rocket Reaches Space

    First American Designed Rocket Reaches Space
    The USA launched their first rocket into space, that was given the name Wac Corporal.

  • First Animals In Spaces

    First Animals In Spaces
    Fruit Flies were the first animals in space in the V-2 rocket. Which was launched from the White Launching Sands Proving Grounds.

  • First Live Animal In Space

    First Live Animal In Space
    The Soviet Union launched the first live animal. Contained a pressurized container with a dog named Laika. Laika lived eight days till the food ran out. Which provides that animals can live in space.

  • First American Satellite

    First American Satellite
    This satellite was called the Explorier 1. It weighed 30 pounds and was the first ever American satellite. It was an important moment for the country, as the Space Race with the Soviet Union was just beginning.

  • NASA Is Made

    NASA Is Made
    NASA stands for Aeronautics and space Administration. NASA is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.

  • First Spacecraft To Impact The Moon

    First Spacecraft To Impact The Moon
    The first man-made object to touch the moon, was a satellite made by Russia called the Luna 2.

  • First American Astronaut In Space

    First American Astronaut In Space
    The very first Astronaut in space name was Alan Shepard. The trip lasted 15 minutes and Alan experienced five minutes of weightlessness. He flew to a Mercury spacecraft.

  • Spacecraft Arrives At Jupiter

    Spacecraft Arrives At Jupiter
    The Galileo spacecraft arrives at Jupiter. And it will study Jupiter and its moons.

  • First Detailed Study Of An Asteroid

    First Detailed Study Of An Asteroid
    The NEAR spacecraft will be studying the asteroid Eros for about a year. And will be studying the gravity and surface of the asteroid.

  • First Landing On An Asteroid

    First Landing On An Asteroid
    NEAR landed on the asteroid called Eros. After a year of orbiting the asteroid they decided to land Eros to get additional information.

  • First Landing On Ailen Moon

    First Landing On Ailen Moon
    The Huygens probe lands on Titan, Saturns largest moon. Huygens sent photos to earth of the surface of Titan. This is the first time we got to see another surface besides ours.

  • First Impact With Comet

    First Impact With Comet
    The deep impact space probe took a 174 day long trip and slammed into a comet called Temple 1. There was water and ice found in the comet. The phrobe took a picture of the impact.