Space Exploration

By Jedi Knight
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  • Gemany's rocket.

    Gemany's rocket.
    Germany launched the first rocket that reached 100 kiletres above the Earth's surface.

  • Animals make their mark

    The first animals were launcked into space. They went before humans so that if anything went wrong than there would not be a loss of human life.

  • Dawn of a new era

    Dawn of a new era
    The first satellite was launched into space.

  • Dogs in space

    Dogs in space
    Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika in orbit for seven days.

  • N.A.S.A

    N.A.S.A in founded taking over N.A.C.A

  • The race is on

    The race is on
    The Russians and the Americans begin to compete against each other to be the first nation to have a man on the moon.

  • Russia are ahead!

    Russia are ahead!
    Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. His spacecraft Vostok 1 orbited Earth then landed 2 hours after takeoff.

  • The Russians are nearly there

    The Russians are nearly there
    Russian Valentina Tereshkove becomes first woman in space.

  • The Americans are still in the race

    The Americans are still in the race
    America send a robot to the moon to see if they could land safely. This robot was called Surveyor 1 and at landed a few months after the Russians sucessfully landed a robot on the moon. US president J.F. Kennedy promised America that they would have a man on the moon by 1970.

  • the Americans have done it!

    the Americans have done it!
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz (Edwin) Aldrin become the first men to reach the moon and take "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

  • Off to Mars

    Off to Mars
    The Russians launched a space probe called Mars 2 to go and explore Mars.

  • Cheaper space travel

    Cheaper space travel
    The re-usable space shuttle was invente. It was designed to be able to be used over and over again to save money.

  • Space stations

    Space stations
    The space station Mir was built piece by piece.

  • A long time in space

    A long time in space
    The first permanent crew of astronauts moved into the International Space Station.

  • Space tourists

    Space tourists
    American millionaire, Dennis Tito, became the first man to be a space tourist but it cost him 20 million dollers and 900 hours of training.

  • The Dawn

    The Dawn space probe leaves Earth do become the first space vehicle to visit two different destinations.

  • Back to Mars

    Back to Mars
    The curiosity space rover landed on Mars.