Space Exploration Timeline - Mia K-J

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  • First Telescopic Observation Of The Night Sky

    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

    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).

    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

    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

    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

    First Astronaut To Orbit Earth

    John Glenn, USA, made history as the first astronaut to orbit the Earth.
  • Men Walk On The Moon

    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

    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 Land On Mars

    Twin Mars Exploration Rover missions Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars in January 2004.
  • First Orbit Of Mercury

    First Orbit Of Mercury

    A Spacecraft successfully orbited around Mercury. It took place at around 9 p.m.
  • First Flyby Of Pluto

    First Flyby Of Pluto

    The New Horizons spacecraft completes the first flyby of dwarf planet (Pluto).
  • First Food Grown And Eaten In Space

    First Food Grown And Eaten In Space

    Lettuce was the first food eaten that was grown in space.