Space Exploration "Firsts" Timeline

By hg19755

  • Robert H. Goddard flies the first liquid fueled rocket.

  • The first space craft to cross the Karman line/enter outer space

  • The first U.S. space craft reaches the edge of space

  • The first pictures of Earth from space

    The first pictures of Earth from space

  • The first animals go to space (fruit flies)

    The first animals go to space (fruit flies)

  • Laika a dog, is the first animal in orbit

  • First photo of Earth from obrit is taken

    First photo of Earth from obrit is taken

  • First photos of the far side of the moon

    First photos of the far side of the moon

  • The first plants and animals return to Earth alive from orbit

  • The first human crew in orbit

  • The first Venus soild and sound sample

  • The first photo of the whole solar system is taken

    The first photo of the whole solar system is taken

  • First returned sample from a comet

    First returned sample from a comet

  • First returned sample from an asteroid

  • First probe to land on a comet