Space Exploration

By Kj22799
  • First Telescope 1609

    First Telescope 1609

    Galileo built his first telescope

  • Launch of first rockets

    Launch of the first liquid fueled rockets
  • Soviet Union launches first rocket

    Soviet Union launches first rocket

    The Soviet Union launched its first liquid fueled rocket into space.

  • First insects launched into space

    First insects launched into space (Fruit Flies).
  • Soviet Union launches first satellite

    Soviet Union launches first satellite

    Soviet Union launched their first satellite into orbit
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched into orbit by the United States.

  • First living beings in space

    Sputnik was launched and carried two dogs, they were the first living beings in space
  • First images of Mars

    First images of Mars

    Mariner 4 transmitted the the first images of Mars.

  • First probe on Venus

    Soviet Venera 7, the first probe to land on Venus.
  • First Moon Rover driven

    First Moon Rover driven

    Moon rover was driven for the first time
  • Columbia space shuttle

    Columbia space shuttle

    Columbia was the first space shuttle to be launched.
  • Challenger explosion

    Challenger explosion

    Challenger exploded seconds after launch.
  • Hubble

    Hubble

    Discovery deployed Hubble.

  • Spitzer Space Telescope

    NASA launched Spitzer Space Telescope, the largest diameter telescope.

  • Cassini crashed into Saturn

    The Probe Cassini ended its mission and crashed into Saturn.