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Exploration of comic space
Konstantin publishes " The Exploration of Comic Space by means of Reaction Devices". This is the first serious work to be published that shows space exploration is theoretically possible.
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NACA
ACA becomes National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA). The forerunner of NASA.
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First liquid feuled rocket
U.S. rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard launches the first liquid feuled rocket from his aunts farm in Massachusetts. The 4- foot tall rocket is only in the air for 2.5 seconds, but paves the way for the U.S. rocket program.
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First man made object to...
After tow failures, Germany sucesfully launches their V-2 rocket. It is the first man- made object to achive sub- orbital spaceflight.
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First American Designed
The U.S. launches its first American-designed rocket. Known as the Wac Corpral, the rocket reaches the edge of space at an altitude of 50 miles after being launced form New Mexico.
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First Animals in Space
Fruit Flies became the first animals in space as a V-2 rocket is launched from the White Sands proving ground. The flies were dead from the getgo.
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Record
Marion Carl in Douglas skyrocket reached a record 25,370km.
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First Satalite
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into space.
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First live animal in Space
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U.S. first attempt
America's first atempt at putting a satalite into orbit failed.
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Missile
The United States successfully test-fired for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral.
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1st U.S. Probe
Pioneer 4, the 1st US probe to enter solar orbit, was launched.
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Pioneer 5
Pioneer 5 was launched into solar orbit between Earth & Venus.
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Survieing Animals
Korabl-Sputnik-2 (Spaceship Satellite-2), also known as Sputnik 5, was launched. On board were the dogs Belka ( Squirrel) and Strelka (Little Arrow). Also on board were 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants. After a day in orbit, the spacecraft's retrorocket was fired and the landing capsule and the dogs were safely recovered. They were the first living animals to survive orbital flight.
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First human in space
Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.
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President Kennedy
President Kennedy challenged the country to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
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Pictures of Mars
The spacecraft Mariner 4 transmited the first pictures of Mars.
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Spacecraft on the moon
The Russian spacecraft Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to land on the moon.
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Atmosphere of Venus
A capsule from the Soviet probe collected data about the atomosphere of Venus.
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First men on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrain became the first men on the moon.
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First African-American Woman
Astronauts Sally K. Ride and Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first woman and first African-American to be tapped by NASA for U.S. space missions.
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First operational flight
Space shuttle Columbia launched for its first operational flight. The 4-man crew successfully used a remote manipulator arm.
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Largest crew to date
The Space Shuttle Challenger, carrying seven, the largest crew to date, landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Trauma Flight
Just 73 seconds into its 10th launch, Americans watched in horror as the space shuttle Challenger (STS-51L) exploded in midair, killing its crew of seven: Navy pilot Michael J. Smith, Commander Francis Scobee and mission specialist Ronald McNair, mission specialist Ellison Onizuka, first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, payload specialist Gregory Jarvis and mission specialist Judith Resnik.
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Hubble
The aperture door of the Hubble Space Telescope was opened by ground controllers as the space shuttle Discovery, which had carried the Hubble into orbit, prepared to return home.
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devoted to the environment
The space shuttle Atlantis blasted off with seven astronauts on the first shuttle mission devoted to the environment.
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Fixing Hubble
The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Largest man-made satellite
The shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
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Record Flight
The Shuttle Columbia landed after a record flight of 16 days, 21 hours, 48 minutes and 30 sec.
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No other shuttle to Hubble
NASA said it would not send another shuttle mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
