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Spotting of the Moon
The first spotting of the Moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. -
Launches first liquid fueled rocket.
Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets -
First personal rocket
Hermann Oberth launches first personal rocket with students. -
German Military
First German military liquid fueled rockets developed. -
Soviet Union
Soviet Union launches first rocket of there own. -
First Reasearch Flight
First research flight launched by the U.S. captured by the V-2 space rocket. -
First Animals
First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S. -
USSR
First artificial satellite put into space that brings back signals to earth launched by the USSR. -
First Animal by the USSR
First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive. -
First Ballistice Missle
First ballistic missle produced by the USSR. -
First rocket launched in Earths orbit
First rocket launched into Earths orbit by the USSR. -
Wind
First detection of solar wind by USSR. -
Photogragh of Earth
First photograph of the earth from the earth's orbit by U.S. NASA. -
Plants and Animals Return
First plants and animals to return to earth safely/alive from the Earth's orbit. -
First Human Spaceflight
First human spaceflight and humanned orbital flight. -
First Women
First women in space by USSR. -
First Sighting
First sighting of mars and flyby by U.S. NASA. -
First Artifical Satellite
First artificial satellite around another world (moon) purposed by USSR -
First Human on the Moon
First human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful! -
First Space Station
First space station in space by USSR. -
First Soft Landing On Mars
First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface. -
Reuseable Spacecraft
First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S. -
Orbit Beyond Neptune
First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA. -
First Photogragh of Solar System
First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA. -
Polar Orbit Around the Sun
First polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA. -
Longest Orbit Around the Sun
Longest duration in the orbit of earth by Valeri Polyakov (437.7 days) from Russia. -
Asteriod
First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA. -
Landing On Ateroid
First landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA. -
Kepler Mission
Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA. -
Sample of Asteriod
First sample of an asteroid brought back to earth by Japan. -
Rover Lands On Mars
NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA
