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  The first telescope built by Galileo, using lenses to make far away objects look closer and bigger.
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  Telescope discovered by Sir Isaac Newton that lets in more light so we are able to see even more objects farther away.
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  First American rocket made by Robert H. Goddard using liquid fuel.
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  First human made object to travel high enough to be considered space. Made by a German named Wernner Von Braun.
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  First American designed rocket to reach space.
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  First artificial satellite ever put unit orbit. Made by USSR.
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  First satellite to be put into orbit with a living creature (dog) by the Soviets.
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  National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established (NASA).
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  Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space.
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  Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
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  First space shuttle to be launched.
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  Bruce McCandless became the first man to take an untied space walk.
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  Edwin Powell Hubble built the first major optical telescope to be placed in space.
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  NASA placed an object on Mars to get closer looks at the planet.
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  Europe, USA, Japan, Canada, and Russia all worked together to make the space station that allows astronauts to live inside of it and do research not possible on Earth.
