Space exploration

By mcantrall2016

  • Spunik 1

    The first artificial satellite in space

  • Alan B. Shepard

    The first U.S citizen in space.

  • Yuri A. Gagarin

    The first human in space.

  • Mariner 2

    It reached Venus and verified high temperatures in Venus's atmosphere.

  • John Glenn

    He became the first U.S citizen to orbit Earth.

  • Project Apollo

    Apollo 11 landed on the moon's surface.

  • Pioneer 10

    it reached Jupiter and sent back photos of Jupiter. It was the first probe to encounter an outer planet.

  • Viking 1

    It reached Mars and orbited mapped the surface and lander searched for life on mars.

  • Magellan

    It reached Venus and mapped Venus's surface and returned data on the composition of Venus's atmosphere.