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Galileo created the very first refracting telescope with a glass lense. It was 36.5 in. long.
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Sir Isaac Newton created a new telescope using a mirror. The idea was because of Galileo's refracting telescope.
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A V2 rocket was created that was to be a “weapon of the future.” It was successfully launched into space. Wernher von Braun created the rocket.
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American scientists used German V2 rockets for this. The rockets were launched into space to capture the photos. They were taken from an altitude of 65 miles high.
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Laika, a dog, was the first to be able to survive the launch into space. She also was there for a some time. After a week, air ran out and she died.
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Alan Sheppard was launched into space aboard Mercury 3. The Craft didn't acheive orbit but did rise to a height of 116 miles.
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The Friendship 7 capsule carried John Glenn around Earth 3 times in 5 hours.
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Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed safely on the moon. They spent 21 hours and 31 minutes on its surface then returned back to Earth. Michael Collins was also involved but he stayed and orbited the Moon.
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America created a Skylab program. The objectuve was to prove humans could live and work in space and expand our knowledge of solar astronomy.
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NASA sent out Pioneer 11. It successfully was able to conduct direct observations of Saturn.
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The telescope conducts observations in space. It uses a wide field and planetary camera. The results of it exceeded the expectations.
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Astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail detected this planet. It's called PSR B1257+12 B and is located 980 light years away from our Sun. Also, this is four times larger than Europe.
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NASA successfully got the pathfinder to Mars. It found a lot of evidence supporting different scientific theories.
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NASA built the largest artificial body in orbit. It serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory where crew members conduct experiments.
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NASA used the Cassini Spacecraft. The ESA probe Huygens descended onto Saturn’s moon, Titan. It transmitted data from the surface for 90 minutes, which was longer than expected.