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.