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1609-1957 the first telescope.
The first satellite ever was made by Galileo Galilei. Although this was not the first telescope ever created, it was the first one to see objects beyond the moon. -
1609-1957 the first reflecting telescope.
Sir Isaac Newton made the first reflecting telescope that used curved mirrors to focus light. -
1609-1975 Isaac Newton's third law of motion
Isaac Newton's third law was that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This helped in the production of rockets. -
1609-1957 Konstantin Tsiolvoski
Konstantin Tsiolvoski made the realization that rockets needed liquid fuel instead of solid fuel for better functioning. -
1609-1957 Robert Goddard's invention
Robert Goddard made a system to cool the gases making the rocket more efficient and then he launched the first liquid fuel rocket in 1926. -
1609-1957 Hermann Oberth's rocket.
Hermann Oberth's made a rocket that he launched in 1929 but got used in World War 2 to bomb the enemy numerous times. -
1609-1957 Wernher Von Braun and the German army
Wernher Von Braun had a rocket that he used in World War 2 to bomb the enemies. It was very similar to the ones made before. He was sided with the German's. -
1609-1957 Wernher Von Braun and the Americans at NASA
Wernher Von Braun fled Germany after the war and eventually worked at NASA. He helped build the first rocket to land a man on the moon. -
1609-1257 First satellite in space
The USSR launched Sputnik 1 into space. It was the first ever artificial,satellite put into orbit. -
1609-1957 Sputnik 2
The USSR launched Sputnik 2 which held a dog, Laika, the first living creature in space. -
1958-1980 Explorer 1
The USA launched its first satellite, explorer 1. -
1958-1980 USA's second satellite
The USA launched the second satellite, Vanguard 1. -
1958-1980 NASA establishment
The USA created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). -
1958-1980 JFK's speech.
John F Kennedy made a statement that in the 60's decade, the United States of America would have a man on the moon. -
1958-1980 First man on the moon
The USA landed Neil Armstrong on the moon. He was the first man on the moon followed by Buzz Aldrin, second, and Mike Collins, third. -
1958-1980 USSR first space station
The USSR made Salyut, the first space station put into orbit. -
1958-1980 Salyut 1 has visitors
Three cosmonauts boarded Salyut 1 and stayed for 22 days. They died on the return to earth and Salyut 1 burned up in Earth's atmosphere. -
1958-1980 Last manned moon mission
Apollo 17 was the last manned moon mission. -
1958-1980 Apollo, Soyuz test project
The USSR docked a Soyuz spacecraft with an American Apollo spacecraft. -
1958-1980 End of Space Race
The docking of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts was said to be the end of the space race. -
1980-present day Salyut spacecrafts
By 1982, the USSR had 7 Salyut spacecrafts. -
1980-present day Salyut 7
Salyut 7 went into orbit for the USSR. -
1980-present day USSR's Mir
The USSR launched Mir and made many adjustments over the next decade to it. -
1980-present day Challenger
The Challenger rocket was launched and exploded almost immediately after. -
1980-present day ISS
The USSR and USA made attachments to Mir and it eventually became the International Space Station (ISS). -
1980-present day ISS pieces
The ISS's first piece was launched and more pieces were sent as time went on. -
1980-present day ISS visitors
The first crew arrived on the ISS. -
1980-present day Atlantis
The space shuttle Atlantis was ready to go and on the launch pad awaiting takeoff. It carries people and equipment into space. -
1980-present day Atlantis and the ISS
Atlantis took a picture of the ISS above the earth. -
1980-present day ISS construction complete
The ISS was scheduled to be finished with its construction.
