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First telescope- Galileo Gallilei
This was modeled after telescopes produced in other parts of Europe that could magnify objects three times. He created a telescope later that same year that could magnify objects twenty times. With this you could look at the moon, Jupiters satellite, Sunspots, verify the phases of Venus, many more. -
First American rocket to use liquid fuel
American Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launches the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts, on March 16, 1926. The rocket traveled for 2.5 seconds at a speed of about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet and landing 184 feet away. The rocket was 10 feet tall, constructed out of thin pipes, and was fueled by liquid oxygen and gasoline. -
First USA rocket design
This was the first USA rocket design to reach the edge of space. The United States launches its first American-designed rocket. Known as the Wac Corporal, the rocket reaches the edge of space at an altitude of 50 miles after being launched from the White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. -
First satellite launched
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into orbit. -
1st man on the moon
Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men on the moon. This was in the United States.
