Space Exploration

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  • First Telescopic Observation of Space

    First Telescopic Observation of Space

    The first telescopic observation of the sky was made by Galileo and he discovered Jupiter's moons, lunar craters, and the phases of Venus.
  • First Clear Picture of the Moon

    First Clear Picture of the Moon

    The first telescopic photograph of the Moon was taken by John William Draper.

  • Goddard Files

    The Goddard Files were subsequently awarded U.S. patends on multistage and liquid-fueled rockets because of Robert H. Goddard.
  • Goddard Launches a Rocket

    Goddard Launches a Rocket

    Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket.

  • First Rocket in Outer Space

    The first rocket was launched past the Kármán line (100 km/62 mi above Earth's surface) meaning that it official went into outer space. This was done by Germany.
  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1 was launched by the USSR and was the first artificial satellite in space.

  • First Rocket Launched in Earth's Orbit

    The USSR fired the first rocket in Earth's orbit and was the first to reach Earth's escape volocity.

  • First Artificial Satelite to Reach the Moon

    The USSR launched the first artificial satellite to reach the moon and it was the first artificial satellite in heliocentric orbit.
  • First Photograph of Earth from Orbit

    First Photograph of Earth from Orbit

    NASA took the first photograph of Earth from orbit.
  • First Solar Probe

    First Solar Probe

    NASA created the first solar probe.
  • First Reusable Spacecraft

    First Reusable Spacecraft

    NASA created the first reusable manned spacecraft.

  • First Spacecraft Beyond Neptune

    NASA launched the first spacecraft that went past Neptune, making it the first spacecraft to past all of the Solar System planets.

  • First Long Term Inhabited Space Station

    The USSR had a space station that they used consistenly over a long period of time.
  • First Orbital Cosmic Microwave Observatory

    First Orbital Cosmic Microwave Observatory

    NASA launched the first orbital cosmic microwave observatory into space.
  • Longest Time Spent in Space

    Longest Time Spent in Space

    Astronauts Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth from their 340 day space mission in the ISS. This is the longest time spent in space.