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Period: to
1609-1957
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First liquid fueled rocket
Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket into space. -
Rocket planned to go to Venus
Miami Beach planned launch a rocket to the planet Venus. -
The first American rocket made it to Space
First U.S.-designed rocket to reach edge of space -
First animal in Space
The first animal in space was a fruit fly. -
Sputnik
The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, it took Sputnik about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth. James Van Allen was a big part of making Sputnik. -
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1958-1980
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The first photograph
The First photograph was taken of the Earth fin orbit. -
first animals return
The first plants and animals to return alive from Earth orbit. -
First American Manned Earth Orbiter
First American manned Earth orbiter -
Gemmi 1
Gemini 1 a two-seat spacecraft system launches a unmanned flight. -
First man to walk on the moon/ Apollo 11 Mission
Neil armstrong Walked on the moon. -
Period: to
1981 - present day
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Galileo Spacecraft
The U.S. Galileo spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter, successfully getting images and other data on its flyby. -
Fuse
FUSE a satellite was launched on in 1999, and operated until October 18, 2008. -
First solar wind sample
First solar wind sample returned from Space. -
Kepler is launched
Kepler Mission is launched the first space telescope designated to search for Earth-like exoplanets. -
First Manmade Probe
The First manmade probe in interstellar space.