Space Exploration Timeline

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  • First telescope

    First telescope

    First telescope 1608 by Hans Lippershey

  • First telescope to see orbiting objects

    First telescope to see orbiting objects 1611 by Galileo

  • First liquid fueled rocket launched

    First liquid fueled rocket launched in 1926 by Robert H. Goddard

  • Soviet Union first rocket

    Soviet Union first rocket of thee own in 1933
  • First animal in space

    First animal in space

    First animals launched into space in 1947 by U.S
  • First Rocket in Earths Orbit

    First Rocket in Earths Orbit

    First rocket launched into earth orbit 1959 by USSR
  • First Women in Space

    First Women in Space

    First women in space by USSR in 1963 named Valentina Tereshkova

  • Fist sighting of Mars

    First sighting of Mars and flyby by U.S NASA in 1965

  • First man to walk on moon

    First man to walk on moon July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong

  • First soft landing on Mars

    First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface in 1971
  • First Spacefraft beyond Neltune

    First Spacefraft beyond Neltune

    First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S NASA in 1983

  • First polar orbit around sun

    First polar orbit around the sun by U.S NASA and ESA in 1992

  • First orbit of Astroid

    First orbit of an Asteroid by U.S NASA in 2000
  • First space telescope

    First space telescope

    Kepler mission launched first space telescope by USA in 2009

  • First Astroid brought back to earth

    First sample of an Asteroid brought back to earth by Japan in 2012