Space Exploration

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Herman Oberth has the idea to create the Hubble Space Telescope
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    Space Exploration

  • Sputnik, Mercury, Gemini

    Sputnik 1 is launched
  • Sputnik, Mercury, Gemini

    Sputnik 2 is launched
  • Pioneer Project

    Beginning of the Pioneer Project
  • Sputnik, Mercury, Gemini

    The United States announces the two man spacecraft
  • Sputnik, Mercury, Gemini

    The Atlas Rocket was sent out into orbit
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 1 Launches
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 2 launches
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 3 launches
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 4 launches
  • Venera Project

    Venera 4 recorded data from the atmosphere
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 5 launches
  • Viking Probes

    The viking probes prepare launch
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 6 launches
  • The Mariner Project

    Mariner 7 launches
  • Venera Project

    Venera 7 landed successfully on Venus and took data
  • Space Stations

    Salyut launched
  • Space Stations

    Salyut reached orbit on a proton rocket
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 8 launches
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 9 launches
  • Space Stations

    Skylab Launch
  • Space Stations

    First crew arrived at stations
  • The Mariner Program

    Mariner 10 launches
  • Venera Project

    Venera 9 took black and white photos of Venus
  • Viking Probes

    The first viking probe launched
  • Viking Probes

    The second viking probe is launched
  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Congress approves the idea of making the Hubble space telescope
  • Voyager Probes

    Voyager 2 is launched
  • Voyager Probes

    Voyager 1 is launched
  • Viking Probes

    The second viking probe is powered down
  • Venera Project

    Venera 12 recorded the first sound on Venus
  • Viking Probes

    Then first viking probe is powered down
  • Space Shuttle

    First launch of space shuttle
  • Space Shuttle

    First challenger flight
  • Space Shuttle

    First Discovery flight
  • Space Shuttle

    First Atlantis flight
  • Space Stations

    Mir launched
  • Magellan Spacecraft

    The magellan spacecraft launches
  • Gallileo Spacecraft

    The spacecraft is launched
  • Hubble Space Telescope

    The hubble space telescope launches
  • Voyager Probes

    The VIM (Voyager Instellar Mission) begins
  • Space Shuttle

    Discovery launches Hubble Space Telescope
  • Magellan Spacecraft

    The magellan spacecraft arrives on Venus
  • Space Shuttle

    First Endeavour flight
  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Astronauts go up into space to make repairs on the Hubble spacecraft
  • Venera Project

    Got colored pictures of Venus
  • Gallileo Spacecraft

    The probe seperates from the spacecraft
  • Gallileo Spacecraft

    Probe hits Jupiter's atmosphere
  • N.E.A.R. Mission

    N.E.A.R. Spacecraft launch
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini Huygens is launched
  • Space Stations

    ISS (international Space Station) is launched
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini has it's first flyby of Venus
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini has a second flyby with Venus
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini has a flyby of Earth
  • N.E.A.R Mission

    N.E.A.R shoemaker started orbiting Eros
  • N.E.A.R Mission

    N.E.A.R shoemaker landed safely on the asteroid
  • N.E.A.R Mission

    Last connection to Earth
  • Space Stations

    Mir is brought down into the Pacific Ocean
  • Genesis Spacecraft

    The genesis spacecraft launches
  • Genesis Spacecraft

    Had a sample start
  • Pioneer Project

    End of Pioneer Project
  • Mars Rover

    Spirit launches
  • Mars Rover

    Opportunity launches
  • Mars Rover

    Spirit lands on Mars
  • Mars Rover

    Opportunity lands on mars
  • Genesis Spacecraft

    Genesis Spacecraft lands
  • Genesis Spacecraft

    Spacecraft crashes
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini's arrival to Saturn
  • Voyager Probes

    Voyager 1 passes termination shock
  • The Cassini Mission

    Cassini releases Huygens probe out onto Titan
  • Voyager Probes

    Voyager 2 passes termiantion shock
  • Space Shuttle

    Last flight of NASA, it was Atlantis
  • Space Stations

    Tiangong is launched
  • Mars Rover

    Both Spirit and Opportunity stop operating
  • The Cassini Mission

    Planned completion of the mission