Space Exploration Timeline

By kg19225

  • The First and Second Laws of Planetary Motions

    In 1609 in Germany, Kepler's laws of planetary motion are announced.
  • Galileo Discovers Jupiter's 4 Moons

    Galileo Discovers Jupiter's 4 Moons

    He discovered the moons with his telescope. The moons are named Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
  • Saturn's Rings and Titain are Discovered

    Saturn's Rings and Titain are Discovered

    In 1656 in the Netherlands, Christian Huygens discoveres Saturn's rings and Titain, the fourth satilite of Saturn.

  • Martian Polar Caps are Discovered

    In 1666 in Italy, Cassini discovered the martain polar ice caps.
  • Reflecting Telescope

    Reflecting Telescope

    In 1668, the first reflecting telescope was built by Newton.
  • First Animal in Orbit

    First Animal in Orbit

    Russian: Лайка. The first animal in space and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Soviet space dog.

  • Explorer 1

    In 1958, Explorer 1 launched in the USA

  • First Man in Space

    In 1961, the first man in space was Yuri Gagrin, from Russia.
  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space

    She spent about 71 hours in space, and 48 orbits. She was on Vostok 6. She is a Soviet Cosmonaut.

  • First Men on the Moon

    In 1969, Armstong and Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon.
  • First US Woman to go to Space

    First US Woman to go to Space

    She became the first American woman to go to space when the shuttle Challenger launched on mission STS-7.
  • Space Shuttle Challeger

    Space Shuttle Challeger

    In 1986, the Space Shuttle 'Challenger' disaster occured

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescop was launched into orbit.

  • Crashed into Jupiter

    In 1994, Comet Shoemaker Levy crashes into Jupiter.
  • Water on Mars

    Water on Mars

    In 2000, scientists found evidence to prove there is water on mars.