space exploration By joelschubert1 Period: 476 to 550 aryabhata Period: Feb 19, 1473 to Feb 4, 1543 copernicus Period: Feb 15, 1564 to Feb 8, 1642 galileo Mar 9, 1934 yuri Feb 24, 1942 nasa nasa means the thing that lanched the first person ever to walk on the moon Jan 1, 1957 first animal in space in 1957 a dog named lika was the first animal ever in space Jul 20, 1969 ussr/us to lanch first saterlight