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First Stage of Space Exploration
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Galileo Galilei’s First Observation
On this time Galileo looked through his telescope and he looked straight at the moon, he observed that the moon had many craters. -
The First Liquid Fueled Rocket is Launched
Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket, it was launched at Auburn, Massachusetts. It was a big success as they had only previously thought to use solid fuel but liquid fuel would be much more effective than sold fuel. -
First Man-Made Sattelite is Launched into Earth's Orbit
Sputnik, a Russian made sattelite makes it past Earth's atmosphere marking a huge step for space exploration. -
First Animal Launched into Earth’s Orbit
The first animal to go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on board the Soviet Sputnik 2 spacecraft. -
U.S.A.'s First Attempt at Sending a Sattelite into orbit
The US's first attempted launch ended miserably as the rocket went four feet up and then exploded. -
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Second Stage of Space Exploration
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First Photograph of Earth
NASA took the first photo of Earth from it’s atmosphere on Explorer 6, marking the first time the world saw Earth from outer space -
First Human in Space
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space, sent by the USSR. -
First Man on the Moon
The US sent Neil Armstrong on a rocket to go to the moon and to come back. The mission was called Apollo 11 and he went with two other people, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin -
First Human Artifact to Hit Mars
The Soviet Union successfully sent probes Mars 2 and Mars 3. The Mars 2 hit Mars on November 27 and the Mars 3 probe hit on December 2. Both probes carried a lander, both failed upon landing -
First Jupiter Flyby
NASA's Voyager 1 flew past Jupiter, getting the closest to it of all time of the past -
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Third Stage of Space Exploration
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Challenger Explosion
The Challenger, one of NASA's space shuttles explodes killing everyone on board including a high school teacher, this makes NASA reconsider all of their missions with space shuttles. -
The First Multinational Space Station
First multinational space station, the largest man-made object built in space to date the countries in it are USA, Russia, Canada, Japan, and Europe come together -
Fist Orbit of Mercury
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First Food That was Grown from Space and Eaten
Lettuce was the first food that was grown in space and then eaten in space, this is a huge discover as there can be food that can replenish itself in space. -
Six Hundred and Sixty-Five Days Spent in Space
Astronaut Peggy Whitson holds the longest amount of time to be in outer space or to be on a space station showing that people can last longer in outer space than we initially thought
