Key events in the history of space exploration

  • Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket

    Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket
    A man named Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket.
    The rocket was launched in the U.S.
    This image is from: en.wikipedia.org
  • Group for the Study of Reactive Motion launches the first Soviet liquid fueled rocket.

    Group for the Study of Reactive Motion launches the first Soviet liquid fueled rocket.
    A group of people, also known as GIRD, launched the first Soviet liquid fueled rocket.
    This acomplishment took place in the Soviet Union.
    This image is from: spacemedicineassociation.org
  • First space research flight (cosmic radiation experiments)

    During this flight, people captured and improved the V-2 rocket.
    These "people" were from the United States.
  • First intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)

    The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as USSR, created the first intercontinental ballistic missile.
    This evnet took place in the Soviet Union.
  • First artificial satellite and first signals from space (Sputnik 1)

    Sputnik 1 was released into space, and we got signals back from the satellite.
    This event took place in the Soviet Union, or the USSR program.
  • The U.S. launches first American astronaut

    The U.S. launches first American astronaut
    The U.S. launches first American astronaut, Alan Shepard Jr., into space, on a 15-minute, 22-second suborbital flight. This iimage was from: content.time.com
  • First orbital solar observatory

    The first orbital solar observatory was done by the United States NASA.
  • First photos from another world

    First photos from another world
    The first photos were of the moon. (Luna 9)
    This event was accomplished by the USSR.
    The image was from: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
  • First artificial satellite around another world

    The first artificial satellite was around the Moon. (Luna 10).
    This was accomplished by the USSR.
  • First orbital ultraviolet observatory

    Accomplished in the United States (NASA).
    The first orbital ultraviolet observatory was created.
  • First Venus soil samples & sound recording of another world

    This event was done by the USSR.
    The first soil samples of Venus were collected, and the first sounds of another world was recorded.
  • Pioneer 10

    Pioneer 10
    The first spacecraft that went beyond the orbit of Neptune.
    This event was accomplished by the United States NASA.
    The image is from: simple.wikipedia.org
  • Ulysses

    The first polar orbit around the Sun.
    This was done by the United States NASA.
  • The Mars Pathfinder

    The Mars Pathfinder
    The Mars Pathfinder was the first operational rover on another planet, which was Mars.
    The event was accomplished by the United States NASA.
    The image was from : en.wikipedia.org
  • Voyager 1

    The first manmade probe launched in interstellar space.
    This was done by the United States NASA.