Earth Science--2014--Space Firsts--Minnihan

The first exposition of the rocket equation based on Newton's third law of motion

Jan 31, 1813

Willaim Moore--Great Britain

Science Timeline

Period: Jan 31, 1813 to Nov 12, 2014

First liquid fueled rocket

Mar 26, 1926

Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket--United States of America

First space research flight

May 10, 1946

First space research flight

May 10, 1946

First Earth photos

Oct 24, 1946

The first pictures of Earth are taken.

First pictures of Earth from space

Oct 24, 1946

The first vehicle makes it into space.

Oct 3, 1954

First artificial satellite

Oct 4, 1957

First signals from space

Oct 4, 1957

First animal to space

Nov 3, 1957

A dog named Laika

First photo of Earth from orbit

Aug 7, 1959

First photos of the dark side of the moon

Oct 4, 1959

First soil samples from Venus and sound recording

Mar 1, 1982

First Infrared orbital observatory

Jan 25, 1983

First picture of the entire solar system

Feb 14, 1990

First landing on an asteroid

Feb 12, 2001

First landing on a comet

Nov 12, 2014

First manmade probe to ever land on a comet