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Space Exploration Timeline

By Tanner F.
  • First telescope Invented

    First telescope Invented

    The first telescope was made by Hans Lipperhey who is a German spectacle maker. Many people credit Galileo Galilei on making the first telescope, but this is not true. Galileo was the first to use a telescope, but Hans is the fist person to make one because he has the oldest patient application which was on September 25, 1608.
  • Period: to

    1609-1957

  • The first spotting of the moon

    The first spotting of the moon

    The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei.
  • First Liquid Fueled Rockets

    First Liquid Fueled Rockets

    A man in the name of Robert H. Goddard created the first liquid fueled rockets in 1926.
  • The first satellite

    The first satellite

    The first satellite that was launched into space that brought back signals to Earth
  • First animal launched into space

    First animal launched into space

    The first animal to be launched into space was a dog named, Laika who was launched by USSR and the dog did not return to earth alive.
  • First Photograph of Earth

    First Photograph of Earth

    In 1958 the U.S. NASA recieved the first photograph of Earth from the Earth's orbit
  • Period: to

    1958-1980

  • First Women in Space

    First Women in Space

    The first women was put into space in 1963 by the USSR.
  • First man on the moon

    First man on the moon

    Apllo 11 was the first apollo misson to land humans on the Moon for the first time. Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon followed right by Buzz Aldrin.
  • First Space Station

    First Space Station

    The first space station was put into space in 1971 by USSR.
  • First Landing on Mars

    First Landing on Mars

    The first sodt landing on Mars was in 1971 and the first signals from the surface of Mars as well.
  • Period: to

    1981-Present

  • First Picture of Solar System

    First Picture of Solar System

    In 1990 the first picture of the whole solar system was recieved by U.S. NASA.
  • First Asteroid Orbit

    First Asteroid Orbit

    The first orbit of an asteroid was in 2000 bu the U.S. NASA.
  • First landing on an asteroid

    First landing on an asteroid

    The first landing on an asteroid was by the U.S. NASA in 2001.
  • First Sample of an Asteroid

    First Sample of an Asteroid

    In 2010 Japan was the first to bring samples of an asteroid to earth.
  • NASA Rover on Mars

    NASA Rover on Mars

    The first NASA rover landed on Mars in 2012 and it was put on Mars to seek out life-clues.