Space Exploration

By kshoudel16

  • Alan B. Shepard

    First American in space.

  • Yuri A. Gagarin

    First human in space.

  • John Glenn

    First american to orbit Earth.

  • Mariner 2

    A space probe launched into space to verify high tempatures in Venus's atmosphere.

  • Apollo 11

    First person to walk on the moon.

  • Pioneer 10

    A space probe launched to send back photos of Jupiter- first probe to encounter an outer planet.

  • Viking 1

    Orbiter mapped the surface of mars; lander searched for life on Mars.

  • Magellan

    Mapped Venus's surface and returned data on the composition of Venus's atmoshere.

  • Hubble Telecope

    The Hubble Telescope is launched by Discovery into space.