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Space Exploration Timeline

By sp19005

  • The German V2

    The German V2 was the first rocket to reach 100km from the earths surface.

  • First Animals in Space

    In 1942 the first animals were sent into space. Fruit flies were used to study effects of space travel on animals.
  • First Rocket Reach Edge of Space

    First Rocket Reach Edge of Space

    NASA designed the first rocket to reach the edge of space.

  • First Picture of Earth From 105km

    NASA took the first picture of Earth from105km.
  • First Animal Sent into Space

    First Animal Sent into Space

    In 1949 the first monkey (Albert II) was sent into spacce
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    The Soviet Union launched the first manmade object into space to orbit the earth.They called this satellite Sputnik.

  • First Photogrsph of Earth from Orbit

    NASA took the first photograph of earth from orbit
  • John Glenn

    John Glenn

    John Glenn was the frist American to eat in space. He is eating apple sauce through a tube, and xylose sugar in water, he did this to prove that you can eat, swallow and digest food in a weightless enviroment.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft that landed the firsrt humans on the moon. This happend at 20:18.
  • Neil Armstrong

    Neil Armstrong

    Neill Armstrong was the first man that steeped foot on the Moon, he walked around for three hours picking up dust, rocks and did experiments.

  • First British Astronaut

    Helen,Sharman enterd a compition to become the first British astronaut in space.

  • Picture Whole Solar System

    NASA took a picture of the whole solar system.
  • Landing on a Asteroid

    Landing on a Asteroid

    NASA landed on an asteroid.
  • First Orbit of Mercury

    First Orbit of Mercury

    NASA did the first orbit of Mercury.

  • First Manmade Probe to Land On a Comet

    ESA made the first manmade probe to land on a comet.