Space Exploration Timeline

  • Isaac newton publishes book

    Isaac newton publishes book

    philosopahe natrulis prinipia mathematica was the book published by Isaac newton. it outlined his law of motion
  • Isaac Newton publishes book

    Isaac Newton publishes book

    Isaac Newton published a book called- the philosophae naturalis principia mathematica. The book outlined Isaacs law of motion and was thought to be one of the most valuable scientific works recorded.
  • white spots at the poles

    white spots at the poles

    Giancomo Miraldi observed white spots at the poles, discovering that the southern cap is not centered on the rotional pole.
  • White spots

    White spots

    Giancomo Miraldi observed white spots at the poles, discovering that the southern cap is not centered on the rotational pole
  • Mars moons

    Mars moons

    Asaph hall discovers that mars has moons
  • Mars Moons

    Mars Moons

    Asaph Hall has discovered that mars has moons
  • First satellite

    First satellite

    Sputnik 1 was sent into space by the soviet union, it was the first satellite to go into space
  • Sputnik 5

    Sputnik 5

    another spacecraft launched by the soviet union, was sent up in space this time carrying a dog. the dogs name was Laika and it only survived for about a week. this was the first living being to go into space
  • Sputnik 5

    Sputnik 5

    another soviet craft, sputnik 5 carried a dog called Laika wjo was the first living being in space. Laika died within a week in space.
  • first man in space

    first man in space

    Yuri Gagarin was the first human to go into space.
  • first woman in space

    first woman in space

    Valentina Nikolayeva Tereshkova was the first woman to go into out of space
  • First satellite

    First satellite

    Sputnik 1 was the first satellite launched into space by the soviet union.
  • First man on moon

    First man on moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Neil was born on the 5/8/1930 and died 25/8/12
  • Curiosity lands

    Curiosity lands

    curiosity landed in 2012. as of 2016 curiosity has been on mars for 4 years
  • Images from saturn

    Images from saturn

    voyager 1 started to transmit images from saturn.
  • First spacecraft launched

    First spacecraft launched

    the first spacecraft launched was Columbia. the shuttle disintegrated whilst coming into earths atmosphere killing all seven crew members in 2003
  • Other solar systems

    NASA sent kelper to find other planets in solar systems other than our own
  • Curiosity

    Curiosity

    Curiosity was sent to mars being the largest and most advanced robot yet. it was due to arrive on mars 2012.