SPACE EXPLORATION

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  • FIRST INSECTS IN SPACE

    FIRST INSECTS IN SPACE

    ON FEBUARY 20,1947 THE US LAUNCHED FRUIT FLIES ON TO A V-2 ROCKET.
  • FIRST MONKEY IN SPACE

    FIRST MONKEY IN SPACE

    ON JUNE 14, 1949, ALBERT II REACHED THE DISTANCE OF 83 MILES. SADLY, HE DIED ON IMPACT AT RE-ENTRY.
  • FIRST ORBITING SATELLITE

    FIRST ORBITING SATELLITE

    THE SOVIET UNION ROCKETED THE SPUTNIK INTO SPACE ON OCTOBER 4,1957.

  • SPUTNIK

    THE U.S.S.R LAUNCHED THE SPUTNIK 1,THE FIRST ARTIFIFCAL SATELLITE TO ORBIT THE EARTH ON OCTOBER 4,1957 AT 7:28PM
  • FIRST DOG IN SPACE

    FIRST DOG IN SPACE

    ON NOVEMBER 3,1957,LAIKA,WAS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE ON SPUTNIK 2. SHE SADLY DIED A FEW HOURS INTO THE LIFT OFF.
  • THE FIRST PERSON IN SPACE

    THE FIRST PERSON IN SPACE

    YURI GAGARIN WAS SENT UP INTO SPACE BY THE SOVIET UNION ON APRIL 12,1961.
  • FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT THE EARTH

    FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT THE EARTH

    JOHN GLEEN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT THE EARTH 3 TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON FEBUARY 20,1962.
  • FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE

    FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE

    ON JUNE 16,1963, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA WAS SENT UP INTO SPACE AND ORBITED THE EARTH 48 TIMES.
  • WERNER VON BRAUN ABND THE FIRST ROCKET LAUNCHES

    WERNER VON BRAUN ABND THE FIRST ROCKET LAUNCHES

    VON BRAUN DEVOLPED THE SATURN VECHICLE ON JULY 1,1960. APOLLO 8 LAUNCHED AT 7:51 A.M. ON DECEMBER 21,1968,USING THE SATURN V'S THREE STAGES,S-IC, S-II, AND S-IVB TO ACHIEVE EARTH ORBIT. APOLLO 8 , THE WORLDS 1ST SPACECRAFT TO TRAVEL TO THE MOON.
  • APOLLOS MISSIONS AND MOON LANDING

    APOLLOS MISSIONS AND MOON LANDING

    ON JULY 20,1969,NEIL ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN, THE FIRST TO STEP FOOT ONTO THE MOON.
  • THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE

    THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE

    ON JANUARY 31, 1971, ALAN SHEPARD WAS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE AS THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.