Space Exploration Timeline

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  • First clear telescopic view of the moon

    By: John Draper, USA

  • First telescopic vision of the night sky

    Galileo Galilei, Venice

  • First space research flight

    Cosmic radiation experiments, USA
  • First liquid fueled rocket launched

    First liquid fueled rocket launched

    By Robert Goddard, USA
  • First picture of Earth from 65 miles

    First picture of Earth from 65 miles

    V-2 Mission, USA
  • First artificial satellite

    First artificial satellite

    Sputnik 1, Russia

  • First photograph of Earth from orbit

    Explorer 6, USA

  • First orbital solar observatory

    A telescope used to get clear images of the sun from the sky, USA ( NASA )

  • First lunar rover

    Russia

  • Skylab Space Station launch

    To develop research in space, USA
  • First untethered spacewalk

    First untethered spacewalk

    Bruce McCandless, USA (NASA)

  • Hubble

    To take clear pictures of Mars, USA
  • First operational rover on another planet

    First operational rover on another planet

    On Mars, USA
  • International Space Station had the first people aboard

    International Space Station had the first people aboard

    To develop research in space, USA, Russia, Japan, Canada