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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.
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Sir Isaac Newton made the first reflecting telescope that used curved mirrors to focus light.
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Isaac Newton's third law was that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This helped in the production of rockets.
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Konstantin Tsiolvoski made the realization that rockets needed liquid fuel instead of solid fuel for better functioning.
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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.
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Hermann Oberth's made a rocket that he launched in 1929 but got used in World War 2 to bomb the enemy numerous times.
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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.
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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.
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The USSR launched Sputnik 1 into space. It was the first ever artificial,satellite put into orbit.
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The USSR launched Sputnik 2 which held a dog, Laika, the first living creature in space.
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The USA launched its first satellite, explorer 1.
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The USA launched the second satellite, Vanguard 1.
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The USA created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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John F Kennedy made a statement that in the 60's decade, the United States of America would have a man on the moon.
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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.
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The USSR made Salyut, the first space station put into orbit.
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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.
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Apollo 17 was the last manned moon mission.
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The USSR docked a Soyuz spacecraft with an American Apollo spacecraft.
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The docking of the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts was said to be the end of the space race.
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By 1982, the USSR had 7 Salyut spacecrafts.
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Salyut 7 went into orbit for the USSR.
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The USSR launched Mir and made many adjustments over the next decade to it.
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The Challenger rocket was launched and exploded almost immediately after.
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The USSR and USA made attachments to Mir and it eventually became the International Space Station (ISS).
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The ISS's first piece was launched and more pieces were sent as time went on.
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The first crew arrived on the ISS.
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The space shuttle Atlantis was ready to go and on the launch pad awaiting takeoff. It carries people and equipment into space.
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Atlantis took a picture of the ISS above the earth.
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The ISS was scheduled to be finished with its construction.
