Timeline: Space Exploration

Jan 1, 1610

First Telescope Observaton

Galileo Galilei made the first look and first observation through a telescope. Discovered Jupiters moons and Venus's surface. Then made the observation that the sun was the center of the solar system.

Nov 30, 1840

First telescopic picture of the moon

The John William Draper from the U.S. Received the first telescopic picture that was clear of the moon.

Jan 1, 1942

German V2

V-2 was the first rocket to reach 100 km from Earths surface. (Entered space) Germany sent the missel that was launched into space.

Jan 1, 1947

First Animal in Space

Fruit flies were the first animal sent in space to study to investigat the effect on animals in space

Nov 3, 1957

First Dog In Space

Laika was the first dog in space. This Russian space dog was used to see if a human could go to space. Laika was the first dog to orbit the earth.

Aug 9, 1959

First Photograph Of Earth

The first picture of Earth from space proved what the Earth actually looked like. USA sent this mission also known as Explorer 6.

Apr 12, 1961

First Human In Space

The first human in space was man named Yuri Gagrin. This mission was called the Vostok 1 sent by the Soviet Union. This Showed that earth had an orbit and saw thing in space that were not visible from Earth.

Feb 3, 1966

Luna 9

Luna 9 was the first space craft to softly land on the moon, took and sent pictures of the moon back to earth. On this mission they found out that the moons surface is strong enough to support heavy weight.

Jul 12, 1969

First Man to Touch the Moon

Neil Armstrong (sent by the US) was the first man to touch the moon called Apollo 11. They manned lunar landing.

Mar 19, 1982

First Venus Sample Soils

Societ Union got the first samples of Venus's surface which proved what venus was actually made of. This mission was call Venera 13.

Feb 14, 1990

First Picture of the Whole Solar System

USA's probe got the first picture of our whole solar system. This showed what our solar system was actually made of. The mission is known as Voyager 1.

Apr 1, 1990

Hubble

The Hubble was the first camera that took clear pictures of things out of your solar system. It was launched into space and is now orbiting the earth.

Feb 14, 2015

First Food Grown/Eaten in Space

Lettuce was the first food that was grown in space that someone actally ate. This proves that you can produce thins in space. USA and Japan worked together on that experiment.

Mar 6, 2015