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Space Exploration Timeline

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    Space Exploration Timeline

  • First Liquid-Fueled Rocket.

    First Liquid-Fueled Rocket.

    Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket.
  • First Man-Made Object to Leave the Atmosphere

    First Man-Made Object to Leave the Atmosphere

    First successful flight of German A-4 (V-2) rocket;
  • First Supersonic Flight

    First Supersonic Flight

    First supersonic flight by Air Force Captain Charles "Chuck" Yeager
  • Lauched the First Satellite

    Lauched the First Satellite

    The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into space.
  • First Animal in Orbit

    First Animal in Orbit

    The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog named Laika on board to see if it would survive (Laika did not survive the voyage).
  • First Living Thing to Survive a Trip into Space

    First Living Thing to Survive a Trip into Space

    The Soviet craft Sputnik 5 was launched, carrying the dogs Strelka and Belka. They survived.
  • First Human in Space

    First Human in Space

    Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.
  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space

    Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
  • First Men on Moon

    First Men on Moon

    Neil Armstrong became the first men on the moon, "Buzz" Aldrin is the second, and Michal Collins was the third.
  • Driving the Moon Rover on the Moon

    Driving the Moon Rover on the Moon

    The moon rover was driven on the moon for the first time.
  • First Space Shuttle Launched

    First Space Shuttle Launched

    Columbia became the first Space Shuttle to be launched.
  • First Man to Take an Untethered Space Walk

    First Man to Take an Untethered Space Walk

    Astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first man to take an untethered space walk.
  • Explosion of Space Shuttle Columbia

    Explosion of Space Shuttle Columbia

    The Space Shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
  • First Successful Manned Glide Flight

    First Successful Manned Glide Flight

    Virgin Galactic, a private company, announced the successful first manned glide flight of the VSS Enterprise. This vehicle is a suborbital plane designed to take private citizens on suborbital space flights.
  • Launched Spacecraft into Orbit and returned it to Earth Safely

    Launched Spacecraft into Orbit and returned it to Earth Safely

    A private company named SpaceX launched a spacecraft into orbit and returned it to earth safely. It was the first non-government organization to accomplish this.