1981-present day space exploration

By RB20750

  • First reusable manned spacecraft

    First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.

  • First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune

    first spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA

  • First photograph of the whole solar system

    First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA

  • First space telescope

    First space telescope
    NASA launched Hubble, the first telescope in space

  • First polar orbit around the Sun

    First polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA

  • First orbit of an asteroid

    First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA

  • First orbit around Mercury

    NASA sent messenger around Mercury

  • NASA rover successfully lands on mars

    NASA rover successfully lands on mars
    NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA

  • First food eaten in space

    First food eaten in space
    The first food to be eaten in space that was grown there is lettuce

  • First flyby of dwarf planet (Pluto).

    flyby of dwarf planet (Pluto). Last original encounter with one of the nine major planets recognized in 1981.