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Galileo Uses His Telescope
Galileo was not the person who invented the telescope but he was the first person to use a telescope to look into space. He started using the telescope during the year of 1609 and 1610. During the month of January Galileo discovered the 4 moons of Jupiter. image from: Galileo. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Nov 2014.
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The Launch of the First Liquid Fuled Rocket
An American man, Robert H. Goddard created and patented a liquid fueld rocket, and on tins day he launched it. This inspired other people to create different kinds of rockets and to work on improving rockets. image from: Science and Society Museum/ Universal Images Group
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The First U.S. Desingned Rocket to Reach Space
Other people and countries have created rockets that could reach space but for the United States, this was their first. This rocket led to the first animals going into space. image from: DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Universal Images Group
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The First Picture of Earth is Taken From space
On this day the United States took the first picture of earth from space using a camera attached to a V-2 Missile. image from: http://www.airspacemag.com/space/the-first-photo-from-space-13721411/?no-ist -
the first animals sent into space
The first animals sent into space were fruit flies. The United States sent them into space and this inspired other people to send other animals into space and eventually people. image from:CHRIS MARTIN-BAHR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Universal Images Group
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The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik
On this day the Soviet Union launched a satellite called Sputnik. This event started the space race, a race to see who could get into space first. image from: Sputnik 1, Soviet spacecraft. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Nov 2014.
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Sputnik 2 is Launched
Sputnik 2 was also launched by the Soviet Union. Sputnik 2 was a spacecraft that held a dog called Laika. Laika did not survive her trip to space. Laika was the first dog to be sent into space. image from: Laika, the first dog in space, in the sputnik 2 capsule.. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Nov 2014.
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Explorer 1 is launched
On this day the United States lunch their fist satellite, Explorer 1. image from: Explorer 1 in orbit. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Nov 2014.
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Sputnik 5 is Launched
Sputnik 5 was a space craft that held to dogs. The 2 dogs, Strelka and Belka, became the first living beings to go into space and come back alive. image from: ond animals in space: Soviet space dogs. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 21 Nov 2014.
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Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon carrying humans. Apollo 11 was launched by the United States and it inspired many other visits to the moon. image from: Central Press / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Universal Images Group
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The First Space Shuttle Launch
The first space shuttle that was launched was called Columbia. The united states were the people who did this. This inspired many other space shuttle missions. Image from: NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Universal Images Group
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First Spacecraft to Go Beyond the Orbit of Neptune
Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to go beyond Neptune’s orbit. The United States sent out a space probe called pioneer 10 to take pictures of our outer solar system. This inspired people to create more of these probes and look beyond our solar system. image from: Science Source / Photo Researchers / Universal Images Group
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The First Woman In Space
Sally ride, an American woman, became the first woman in space. This inspired other women to go into to space and to work with space related things. image from SA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY. / Universal Images Group
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first rover to land on mars
The first robot rover to land on mars was the Mars Pathfinder's Sojourner Rover. This was not the first time that the United States has sent robots or machines to take pictures of other planets but this was the first time they ever landed one on mars. image from: NASA / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Universal Images Group
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THe First Manmade Spacecraft I Interstellar Space
The first spacecraft in interstellar space or the part of a galaxy not occupied by stars or other planetary systems is called voyager 1. The United States sent voyager 1 to look at our outer solar system and places beyond that. It was launched Sep 5, 1977 and it left our solar system on Aug 25, 2012. image form Science and Society Museum/ Universal Images Group
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