-
Period: to
Timespan
-
Sputnik First Launch
Launched with a dog inside -
Second Launch of Sputnik
-
NASA Started
-
Mercury Project Started
-
Venera Probes-First Launch
16 probes in total. Launched for the Soviet Union -
Mercury
Mercury goes into oribt -
Space Explorations: Mariner Program
Started in 1962. Mariner 11 and 12 were planned but canceled. NASA wanted to learn more about other farther away planets but they couldn't send humans. Therefore, they sent the Mariner probes. 10 mariners 3 failed -
Gemini Launched
The astronauts were Gus Grissom and John Young -
Gemini Project Started
This project was to ensure that they could safely send someone to space -
Skylab
First space station operated by the United States. Weighed 77,088 -
Viking 1
roughly a billion dollars cost. Arrived on Mars on July 20, 1976 -
Viking 2
Sent to Mars aswell. Arrived on September 3, 1976 -
First Space Shuttle Launch
-
Venera Probes - Last Launch
Last launch of a venera probe was on June 7, 1983 -
The Hubble Spacecraft
the Hubble Spacecraft was assembled during the month of December -
Challenger-Last flight
the challenger exploded mid-air on January, 28, 1986 -
Magellan Spacecraft
Cost 551$ million to send. Weighed 7,612 pounds. Discovered a planet that astronauts couldn't get on. -
Jupiter Space Probe
Program ended in 2003. Discovered salt water on planets and moons. Launched from the Kennedy Space Center -
The Hubble Spacecraft
it was launched on April 24, 1990. revolves around the Earth 14-15 times a day. 354 miles above Earth -
Magellan Spacecraft Arrives
The Magellan Spacecraft Arrives -
Cassini
Sent to Saturn because scientists wanted to know more about Saturn. Arrived on July 1, 2004. -
The ISS
orbited over 1.5 billion miles which is 8 round trips around the sun. It weighs 861,804 pounds -
Genesis Spacecraft
the first launch was in August 2001 -
Columbia-Last flight
the last flight of the columbia was on January 16th, 2003 -
Mars Exploration Rovers - Spirit
Launched on July 7, 2003
Landed January 3, 2004 -
Mars Exploration Rovers - Opportunity
Meant to last 90 days but lasted 9 years -
Genesis Spacecraft
The landing of the Genesis was meant to be plucked out of the sky by helicoptors, but the parachute malfunctioned causing it to crash into a desert in Utah -
Space Shuttle Launch
the most recent space shuttle launch -
NASA Birthday
NASA will be 55 years old on July 29th, 2013