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rocket equation

Jan 1, 1813

rocket equation based on Newton's third law of motion was created, “the start of the research” in my opinion.

US Makes Liquid Fual

Jan 1, 1913

U.S Begins creating multistage, liquid fueled rockets.

First Liquid Rocket

Mar 16, 1926

US launches the first liquid fueled rocket

Rocket Reaches edge of space

May 22, 1946

First U.S.-designed rocket to reach edge of space (80 km (49 mi)

Pictures of earth

Oct 10, 1946

First pictures of earth from 62 mi (100 km)

First animals in space

Jan 1, 1947

First animals in space (fruit flies)

First artificial satellite

Oct 4, 1957

First artificial satellite and First signals from space

First animal in orbit, the dog Laika

Nov 3, 1957

First animal in orbit, the dog Laika

Satellite Confirmed the existence of the Van Allen belts

Jan 31, 1958

Satellite Confirmed the existence of the Van Allen belts

First firing of a rocket into Earth orbit reaching Earth escape velocity

Jan 2, 1959

First firing of a rocket into Earth orbit reaching Earth escape velocity or Trans Lunar Injection and the First detection of solar wind

First photograph of Earth from orbit

Aug 7, 1959

First photograph of Earth from orbit

First spacecraft landing into the moon

Sep 13, 1959

First spacecraft landing into the moon

First plants and animals to return alive from Earth orbit

Aug 19, 1960

First plants and animals to return alive from Earth orbit

First human-crewed orbital flight

Apr 12, 1961

First human-crewed orbital flight

Soft landing on the Moon photos from the Moon

Jun 2, 1966

Soft landing on the Moon photos from the Moon

First human on the Moon

Jul 21, 1969

First human on the Moon and first space launch from a celestial body

First space station

Apr 23, 1971

First space station

First photograph of the whole solar system

Feb 14, 1990

First photograph of the whole solar system

Nuclear-powered NASA rover toward Mars to seek out life clues.

Nov 26, 2011

Nuclear-powered NASA rover toward Mars to seek out life clues.