Space Exploration Timeline

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    Space Exploration

  • Sputnick Spacecraft is Launched

    The Soviet Union's Sputnick is launched as apart of the Great Space Race.

  • First Pioneer Launched

    One of NASA's spacecrafts sent to discover the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and the Moon

  • First Venera Mission Launched

    The Venera Missions were based in the Soviet Union as a part of the Great Space Race. The first was launched from Sight 31 and sent to explore Venus's surface.

  • Mercury Spacecraft is Launched

    NASA's Mercury is launched as apart of the Great Space Race.

  • Gemini Spacecraft Launched

    NASA's Gemini is launched as apart of the Great Space Race.

  • Mariner 4 Launched

    One of the 10 Mariner Missions sent to see Mars, Venus, and Mercury. It was the first successful mission to Mars and gained some of our first close images of Mars.

  • Mariner 5 Launched

    One of the 10 Mariner Missions sent to orbit Venus. It learned about Venus's atmoshpere.

  • Work Began on Hubble Telescope

    NASA and Europe began to work on the Hubble Telescope.

  • Mariner 9 Launched

    One of the final Mariner missions that was sent to look at Martian moons.

  • Viking 1 Launched

    The first of two Viking probes is launched to get high definition photos of Mars.

  • Viking 2 Launched

    The second of two Viking probes is launched to get high definition photos of Mars.

  • Viking 1 Reaches Mars

    One of the two Viking Spacecrafts reaches Mars

  • Viking 2 Reaches Mars

    The second of the two Viking Spacecrafts reaches Mars

  • Voyager 1 Launched

    Launched in Pasadena,CA. The Voyagers (1&2) were some of the first manmande objects to travel through space. It took pictures of the universe and found stars, black holes, gas giants, other planets etc.

  • Voyager 2 is Launched

    Launched in Pasadena,CA. The Voyagers (1&2) were some of the first manmande objects to travel through space. It took pictures of the universe and found stars, black holes, gas giants, other planets etc.

  • Last Pioneer Launched

    The last of NASA's Pioneer missions to discover more about the Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and the Moon.

  • First Launch of the Space Shuttle

    The first reusable Space Shuttle was launched.
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    Space Shuttle Used

    The Space Shuttle program from NASA lasted from 1981-2011. It carried the Colombia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavor Missions.

  • Final Venera Mission Launched

    The Venera Missions were based in the Soviet Union as a part of the Great Space Race. The final probe was launched from Sight 31 and sent to explore Venus's surface.

  • Magellan Launched

    The Magellan Spacecraft is launched from Cape Canaveral, FL to orbit Venus.

  • Hubble Telescope Launched

    The Hubble Telescope is lauched to take more detail images of space.

  • Magellan reaches Venus

    The Magellan arrives at Venus and starts to collect data.
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    Use of the Hubble Telescope

    Specific Missions happended in 1993, 1997, 1999, and 2009

  • Magellan Commanded to Crash

    The Magellan Spacecraft is commanded to crash into Venus in order to collect atmoshperic data.

  • Galileo Probe Released

    The Galileo Probe is released into space to reach Jupiter's surface. The Orbiter observes the outside.

  • Galileo Launched

    The Galileo spacecraft is launched in Pasadena, CA by NASA. It was on a set course to Jupiter.

  • N.E.A.R Mission Launched

    The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (N.E.A.R) Mission is launched. It is sent to try and orbit an asteroid

  • Sojourner Mars Rover lands on Mars

    One of NASA's Mars Rovers.The first Mars Rover to land successfully.

  • Cassini Orbiter Launched

    The Cassini Spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was an effort from NASA, ESA, and the ISA to learn about the moons around Saturn

  • N.E.A.R Mission Ends

    The N.E.A.R. missions end and it becomes the first space craft to orbit an asteroid.

  • ISS Expidition 1 Launched

    The International Space Station is launched into space and orbits for 141 days.

  • Genesis Spacecraft is Launched

    The Genesis Spacecraft is sent from Cape Canaveral, FL to observe our solar system from space.

  • Spirit Mars Rover Launched

    NASA's second Mars Rover is Launched

  • Opportunity Mars Rover Launched

    NASA's third Mars Rover is launched from Earth

  • The Spirit Mars Rover Lands on Mars

    NASA's Spirit rover lands on Mars.

  • Opportunity Mars Rover Lands on Mars

    One of NASA's Mars Rovers reaches Mars.

  • Genesis Spacecraft Returns to Earth

    The Genesis Spacecraft crash lands on Earth. It collected Sun particles for scientist to study

  • Cassini Lands on Titan

    The Cassini lands on one of Saturn's moons and learns about Titan's atmoshpere. It's hyper-sensitive camera also allows it to take photos of Saturn

  • The Cassini Mission Ends

    In July of 2008 the Cassini missions ended,

  • Curiosity Mars Rover Launched

    NASA's most recent Mars rover is launched.

  • ISS Expedition 35 Part 2 Launched

    Part two of the ISS Expedition 35 is launched. It is set to land on Earth September 2013

  • Curiosity Mars Rover Lands on Mars

    NASA's most recent Mars Rover lands on Mars/

  • ISS Expedition 35 Part 1 Launched

    Part one of the ISS Expedition 35 is launched. It is set to land on Earth May 2013