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First Spotting of the Moon
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. Picture shows Galilieo"s drawings of the moon phases. -
Robert Goddard
Robert Goddard, and American engineer, launched the first liquid fueld rocket, in Massachusetts. -
Soviet Union First Rocket
Soviet Union launches their first rocket into space. -
Hermann Oberth
Hermann Oberth joined a team of scientists that designed the rocket shown for the German military. The Germans used the V-2 as a missile to bomb numerous targets in Belgium, England, and France. In 1942, the V-2 was launched to an altitude of 176 km, making it the first human-made object to travel into space. -
Research Flight
First research flight launched by the U.S. captured by the V-2 space rocket. -
First Animals (U.S.)
First animals were launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S.. -
First Animal in Space by USSR
First animal was launched into orbit. A dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive. -
First Artifical Satellite
The first artificial satellite is put into space that brings back signals to earth launched by the USSR. -
Ballistic Missle
The first ballistic missle is produced by the USSR. -
First Rocket Launched (USSR)
First rocket is launched into the Earth's orbit by the USSR. -
Solar Wind
First detection of solar wind by USSR. -
First Photograph
First photograph of the Earth from the Earth's orbit by U.S. NASA. -
Plants and Animals Return
First plants and animals to return to earth safely/alive from the Earth's orbit. -
Human Space Flight and Humanned Orbital Flight.
The first human spaceflight and humanned orbital flight. -
First Woman (USSR)
The first woman,Valentina Tereshkova, to go to space, USSR. -
Sighting Mars
First sighting of mars and flyby by U.S. NASA. -
Man on the Moon
The first human on the moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11)is successful! -
Soft Landing on Mars
First soft landing on Mars and is the first signals from the surface. -
Space Station
The first space station put into space by USSR. -
Reusable Manned Spacecraft
First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.. -
Spacecraft to go Beyond Neptune
First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA. -
Photograph of Solar System
The first photograph of the whole solar system is taken by U.S. NASA. -
Polar Orbit
First polar orbit around the Sun by U.S. NASA and the ESA. -
Asteroid Orbit
The first orbit of an asteroid; U.S. NASA. -
Landing on an Asteroid
The first landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA -
Researching Earth's Expoplanets
The Kepler Mission launched the first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA -
Asteroid Brought to Earth
The first sample of an asteroid is brought back to Earth by Japan. -
Rover Lands on Mars
The NASA rover successfully lands on Mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA. -
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (No Date)
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian schoolteacher, realized that it was important to to find right balance between the amount of fuel a rocket uses and how heavy the rocket is.
