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Space Exploration Timeline

By anderson_kaylen
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    1st Timespan

  • Galileo Telescope

    Galileo Telescope

    Galileo spotted the moon with a telescope.
  • Hermann Oberth Rocket

    Hermann Oberth Rocket

    Hermann Oberth fired his first liquid rocket engine, that was called "Kegeldüse".
  • Fruit Flies

    Fruit Flies

    Fruit flies launched into space by the U.S on the V-2 Rocket
  • Satelite Signals

    Satelite Signals

    First artificial satellite placed into space that sends back signals to earth launched by the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
  • Space Dog

    Space Dog

    First animal put into orbit, launched by USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and didn’t return alive. The dogs name was Laika.
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  • Women in Space

    Women in Space

    First women aboard a mission (Vostok 6).
  • Seeing Mars

    Seeing Mars

    First sighting of mars and flyby on Mariner 4. Launched by NASA.
  • Man On The Moon

    Man On The Moon

    First man that successfully landed on the moon (Apollo 11) launched in the U.S

  • Space Station in Space

    First space station put in orbit by USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
  • Mars Landing

    Mars Landing

    First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface (Mars 2-3).
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  • Solar System

    Solar System

    First photograph of our solar system by U.S. NASA.
  • Asteroid Landing

    Asteroid Landing

    First landing on an asteroid by NASA in the United States.
  • Space Telescope

    Space Telescope

    Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated to see the extrasolar planets.
  • Asteroid Sample

    Asteroid Sample

    First sample of an asteroid brought back by Hayabusa.
  • Mars Rover

    Mars Rover

    NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues. Launched by Nasa in Flordia.