Space Exploration time period (1609-1957)

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  • First sighting of the moon

    First sighting of the moon

    Galileo used the telescope and was the first to spot the moon.

  • Robert Goddard Launches first fueled rocket.

    Robert Goddard created and launched the first fueled rocket.
  • Soviet Union Launches their first rocket.

    Soviet Union Launches their first rocket.

    After following the Germans, the Soviet Union launched their first rocket in 1933.

  • First animals launched into space.

    The United States launched fruit flies into space.
  • First dog sent to space.

    First dog sent to space.

    The US after sending fruit flies to space also sent a dog named Laika to space, the dog did not return alive.