Space Exploration Timeline

By rm19667
  • First Exposition of Rocket Mechanics

    First Exposition of Rocket Mechanics

    The first thoughts of space mechanics based on Newton third law
  • Goddard's Famous Publication

    Goddard's Famous Publication

    First book published about theories of how to reach space
  • First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched

    First Liquid Fueled Rocket Launched

    The first liquid Rocket flight took place--lasting 2.5 seconds
  • First Suborbital Flight

    First Suborbital Flight

    Germany sucessfully launches their first rocket
  • First American-Designed Rocket Reaches Space

    First American-Designed Rocket Reaches Space

    First American Rocket to rach the edge of space
  • First Live Animal in Space

    First Live Animal in Space

    First live animal goes to space--a dog
  • First American Satellite

    First American Satellite

    America Launched their first satellite
  • Solar wind

    Solar wind

    First detection of solar wind by the USSR
  • First Spacecraft to Achieve Solar Orbit

    First Spacecraft to Achieve Solar Orbit

    A satalitte misses the moon and was flung out into space by gravity
  • Women

    Women

    First Women in Space
  • Space station

    Space station

    First Ever Space Station
  • Columbia Space Shuttle

    Columbia Space Shuttle

    Columbia became the first Space Shuttle to be launched.
  • Voyager/ Saturn

    Voyager/ Saturn

    Vayager rached Saturn and started taking pictures
  • Mars Pathfinder

    Mars Pathfinder

    The Mars Pathfinder arrived on Mars and later began transmitting images.
  • NASA Kepler

    NASA Kepler

    NASA Kepler was launched to search for planets outside of our solar syatem
  • NASA Rover

    NASA Rover

    NASA Rover sucessfully landed on Mars, carrying new instruments and experiments