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Galileo Galilei was the first person the spot the moon through a telescope
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Robert H. Goodard launched the first liquid fueled rocket, he launched a vehicle using liquid oxygen and gasoline as propellents.
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The U.S. launched the first research flight, captured by the V-2 space rocket.
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The first animals (fruit flies) were launched into space. The flies reached an altitude of 68 miles and were recovered alive by parachute.
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Lakota wa the first animal launched into orbit by the USSR, unfortunately she did not return back alive.
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The first rocket launched into orbit by the USSR.
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The first woman in space was Valentina Tereshkova she flew Vostok 6. She spent almost three days in space and orbited Earth 48 times.
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First satellite around another world (moon) purposed by the USSR.
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Neil Armstrong was the first human on the moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful!
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The first space station in space was Salyut 1 launched by the USSR.
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First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA.
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The first picture of the whole solar system was by U.S. NASA.
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The first orbit of an asteroid was by U.S. NASA in 2000.
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Kelper mission launched first space telescope designed for research of Earth exoplanets by USA. Named after astronomer Johannes Kelper.
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NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA. This Rover,Curiosity, has been on Mars for 1479 sols as of Oct. 3,2016.
