Space Exploration Timeline

By Mc20372
  • First clear telescopic image of another world- the Moon

    First clear telescopic image of another world- the Moon

  • Goddard launches the first liquid-feuled rocket

  • Soviet Unions first vehicle to cross the Karman Line and therefore enter outer space

  • First U.S. Space research flight

  • First pictures of Earth from 65 miles away

    First pictures of Earth from 65 miles away

  • Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into outer space

  • Astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. (Russia)

    Astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. (Russia)

  • Astronaut John Glenn became the first human orbit

    Astronaut John Glenn became the first human orbit

  • Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men on the moon

  • The U.S. Launched its first space station, Skylab.

  • The space shuttle, Challenger, explodes seconds after liftoff

  • Space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into the earths atmosphere

    Space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into the earths atmosphere

  • Kepler mission is launched; first space telescope designed to look for Earth-like exoplanets

  • First orbit of giant asteroid; Vesta

    First orbit of giant asteroid; Vesta

  • First man made probe in interstellar space