Space Exploration Timeline

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  • Galileo invented the first telescope

    Galileo invented the first telescope
    Galileo invented the first telescope.
  • First sighted moon through telescope

    Galileo was the first to see the moon through a tescope up close.
  • The launch if the first launch rockets

    The launch if the first launch rockets
    Robert Goddard launched the first liquid fueled rockets.
  • Soviet Unions first rocket launch

    The Soviet Union launched its first rocket into space.
  • First animals launched in space

    The first animals were launched in space (fruit flies) by America.
  • Sputnik Luanched

    Sputnik Luanched
    The Soviet Union lunched Sputnik in orbit.
  • Explorer 1 launched

    Explorer 1 launched
    Explorer 1 was the first sattallite launched into space by the United States of America.
  • First human in space.

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

    First American in space
    Alan Shepard became the first American in space.
  • First women in space

    First women in space
    Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova became the first woman in space.
  • First men on the moon

    First men on the moon
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.
  • USA first launched its first space station

    The U.S. launched its first space station called Skylab.
  • The two Voyagers were launched

    The two Voyagers were launched
    Voyagers 1 and 2 were launched. Voyagers 2 was lunched first but Voyager 1 is on a faster tragactery than 2.
  • First American American

    First American American
    On Challenger’s second mission, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space.
  • Challenger explosion

    Challenger explosion
    The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded seconds after liftoff.
  • Kelper launch

    Kelper launch
    The NASA spacecraft Kepler was launched and it’s mission is to search for planets outside our solar system.
  • Permission to explore asteroids and Mars

    President Barack Obama signed legislation on exploring Mars and the asteroids fro NASA.
  • Curiosity launched

    Curiosity launched
    NASA launched Curiosity, the biggest, best equipped robot ever sent to explore another planet. It will reach Mars in 2012.