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The first rockets were used in China in the 1200s. They were mostly used for fireworks.
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400 years ago the telescope was invented
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Galileo Galilei improves the telescope to where he is actually able to gaze upon the stars and moon.
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The United States sends a satellite to space. These satellites helped observe large areas of the Earth and also helps us see deeper into space.
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Neil Armstrong is the first man on the moon with the use of a rocket-ship.
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NASA launches the first space shuttle. The space shuttle uses rockets to get it into space. (STS-1)
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As humanity's first reusable spacecraft, the space shuttle pushed the bounds of discovery ever farther, requiring not only advanced technologies but the tremendous effort of a vast workforce.
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A space station is used to research the effect of no gravity on certain objects it also serves to see how no gravity effects humans.
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Today scientist work everyday to improve and invent new technology to help us see more into space.
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The international space station is a long as a football field. The first piece of the station has been orbiting earth since 1998 and even today countries all over the world continue to add pieces to it.
