Space Exploration Timeline

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    Early Space Exploration

  • First Liquid Rocket Launched

    First Liquid Rocket Launched

    Robert H Goddard launched the first rocket powered by liquid fuel.

  • First Soviet Rocket

    The Soviet Union launches its first rocket into space

  • First Animal in Space (U.S.)

    The U.S. put their first animals into space, specifically fruit flies
  • First Animal in Space (USSR)

    First Animal in Space (USSR)

    The USSR put their first animal in space, a dog named Lakia, who didn't return
  • First Manmade Sattelite

    First Manmade Sattelite

    The USSR put out the first Manmade sattelite, Sputnik.
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    Recent Space Exploration

  • First Launched Rocket (USSR)

    The USSR launched their first rocket into Earth's atmosphere

  • First Photograph of the World

    NASA was able to take the first photograph of the Earth
  • First Woman into Space

    First Woman into Space

    The USSR sent the first woman into space
  • First sighting/Flyby of Mars

    First sighting/Flyby of Mars

    NASA sent a mission to view and fly around Mars
  • First Man on the Moon

    First Man on the Moon

    NASA ended the Space Race by putting Niel Armstrong and Buzz Aldren on the moon
  • First reusable spacecraft

    First reusable spacecraft

    The US creates the first reusable spacecraft
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    Modern Space Exploration

  • First Photograph of the entire Solar System

    NASA takes the first photograph of the entire Solar System

  • First landing on an Asteroid

    The US lands a spacecraft on an asteroid for the very first time
  • First Sample of an asteriod

    First Sample of an asteriod

    Japan brings back a sample of an asteroid to study
  • Mars Rover

    Mars Rover

    The US successfully lands and activates the Martian Rover to investigate and search Mars for life.