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First Telescopic Observation Of The Night Sky
Galileo Galilei observed Jupiters moons, lunar craters and the phases of Venus. -
Publication of the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton published his book, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica in England. -
First Clear Telescopic Photograph Of Another World (The Moon).
in 1840, John William Draper discovered the first clear telescopic photograph of the moon in the United State. -
Russians Launch the First Artificial Satellite
The Sputnik 1 was launched at 19:28:34 on the 4th of October 1957. -
NASA Launches Chimpanzee Into Space
A chimpanzee names Ham (also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp) was launched into space aboard a Mercury Rocket by NASA. Ham survived the trip and ended up living and extra 17 years after it, in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. -
First Astronaut To Orbit Earth
John Glenn, USA, made history as the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. -
Men Walk On The Moon
Neil Armstrong, a US astronaut becomes the first person to walk on the Moon. He said the famous line "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind". When they came back, they also brought the first sample return from the Moon. -
First Saturn Fly-by
The pioneer 11 successfully completed the first Saturn fly-by in 1979. -
Twin Mars Exploration Rover Missions Land On Mars
Twin Mars Exploration Rover missions Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars in January 2004. -
First Orbit Of Mercury
A Spacecraft successfully orbited around Mercury. It took place at around 9 p.m. -
First Flyby Of Pluto
The New Horizons spacecraft completes the first flyby of dwarf planet (Pluto). -
First Food Grown And Eaten In Space
Lettuce was the first food eaten that was grown in space.
