Space Exploration

First Telescope 1609

1609

Galileo built his first telescope

Launch of first rockets

1926

Launch of the first liquid fueled rockets

Soviet Union launches first rocket

1933

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

First insects launched into space

1947

First insects launched into space (Fruit Flies).

Soviet Union launches first satellite

1957

Soviet Union launched their first satellite into orbit

Explorer 1

1958

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

First living beings in space

1960

Sputnik was launched and carried two dogs, they were the first living beings in space

First images of Mars

1965

Mariner 4 transmitted the the first images of Mars.

First probe on Venus

1970

Soviet Venera 7, the first probe to land on Venus.

First Moon Rover driven

1971

Moon rover was driven for the first time

Columbia space shuttle

1981

Columbia was the first space shuttle to be launched.

Challenger explosion

1986

Challenger exploded seconds after launch.

Hubble

1990

Discovery deployed Hubble.

Spitzer Space Telescope

2003

NASA launched Spitzer Space Telescope, the largest diameter telescope.

Cassini crashed into Saturn

2017

The Probe Cassini ended its mission and crashed into Saturn.