Space Exploration Timeline

By johnsr54
  • Soviets Launch Spudnick 1 Into Space

    Soviets Launch Spudnick 1 Into Space

    Spudnick 1 Is the first artificial satellite to be shot up in space.
  • Soviets Launch Spudnick 2 Into Space.

    Soviets Launch Spudnick 2 Into Space.

    Sputnik 2 is the second spacecraft lanched into eaths orbit and it was also the first biological spacecraft.
  • Explorer 1 The First American Satilite Into space.

    Explorer 1 The First American Satilite Into space.

    In Explorer 1 it carried scientific equipment and thats what lead to discovery to Van Allen's radiation belt.
  • Vanguard 1

    Vanguard 1

    Vanguard 1 is lanched into space and has orbited for three years.
  • Pioneer 1

    Pioneer 1

    Pioneer 1 is lanched into space and it reaches a height of 70,700 miles.
  • Luna1 was launched by the USSR.

    Luna1 was launched by the USSR.

    Luna 1 is the first man made rocket to be launched up into space.

  • Mercury Seven

    The mercury seven astronauts are selected by NASA.

  • Luna 2 is launched into space.

    It impacted the moon on september 13 this is the first man made rocket to do so.

  • Luna 3

    Luna 3 orbited the moon and got photographs of 70% of it's surface.

  • Tiros 1

    Tiros 1 is the first weather satellite to be successful.