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First Sight of the Moon
The first spotting of the moon was through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. -
First Theory on How Rockets Works.
The time when the theory of how rockets worked came to be. -
Soviet Union Launches First Rocket
The soviet Union launches their first rocket. -
First Animal in Space
The first animals launched into space were fruit flies. -
First Man Made Object to Enter Space
The V2 was the first man-made object to travel high enough to be considered in space. -
First Satellite
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik (the first satellite) into space. -
First Human in Space
Russian astronaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human in space. -
First Pictures of Mars
The spacecraft, Mariner 4, transmitted the first pictures of Mars. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. -
Viking 2 Discovers Water
The American probe, Viking 2, discovered water frost on the Martian (Mars) surface. -
Pictures of Saturn
Voyager 2 reached Saturn and began sending images back to NASA. -
Pictures from Uranus
Voyager 2 began sending images to NASA from Uranus. -
Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion
The Space Shuttle, Challenger, exploded seconds after liftoff. -
Photos from Neptune
Voyager 2 began sending images to NASA from Neptune. -
Photos of Saturns Rings
In 2004, the Cassini spacecraft sent back photographs of Saturn’s shimmering rings.
