space programs

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    space programs

  • Sputnik 1 was launched

    The sputnik was the first artificial satellite

  • Pioneer 0 launched

    12 probes in the pioneer program

  • Mercury was "born"

    Spacecraft orbited earth and first man in space and discovered america

  • Pioneer 1 launched

    traveled to Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon

  • Venera Probes started

    Built probes to launch into space and Wanted to be the first people to explore Venus

  • Mariner 1 Launched

    destroyed after 5 minutes because rocket went off course

  • Mariner 2 Launched

    first spacecraft the flew by a planet

  • Mariner 4 Launched

    • was the first successful flyby for planet Mars
    • Gave the first sight/glimpse of Mars at close range

  • Salyut launched

    Salyut broke several records including the longest tie in space

  • Mariner 10 Lunched

    last Mariner launched in the Mariner Program

  • Viking 1 Launched

    Took its first pictures

  • Viking 2 Launched

    Both Vikings went to Mars

  • Viking Takes First Pictures

    took its first pictures

  • Colunbia Space Shuttle Launched

  • Mgallen Spacecraft launched

    It was taken to earths orbit by shuttle and used solar panels for energy, while made by spare parts.

  • Galileo Spacecraft

    went down to jupitor and was the 1st time someone tried to go to monitor Jupiter’s atmosphere with remote

  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Had fourty foot long solar panels, two for power

  • Near Shoemaker mission launched

    1st mission to orbit and land on an asteroid

  • Sojourner Landed on Mars

    Sojourner was the first successful full time one on mars

  • Casssini Mission launched

    This Mission converted heat into electricity

  • Near Shoemaker endeded

  • Genisis spacecraft launched

    launched from florida and had 3 diffferent capsules for three different types of solar dust

  • Geniss spacecraft landed

    Landed in Oregon and collected samples for a total of 850 days
    was collecting solar wind also.

  • Cassini Mission Landed on Titan

    Explored Saturn and its major moon, Titan

  • Atlantis Space Shuttle Launched