Space timeline computer Hofer David

By D.hofer
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    1930s-1940s

    Germany made missiles that inspired rockets/spaceships

  • First artificial satellite

    The Soviets made the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1 into space.

  • First U.S Satellite Explorer 1.

    U.S Satellite Explorer 1 went into orbit.

  • First American in space

    Alan Shepard became the first American to fly into space.

  • First Human in space.

    Russian Lt. Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit earth In Vostok1

  • First American to orbit Earth

    John Glenn's flight made him the first American to orbit Earth.
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    Apollo Missions

    6 Apollo missions were made to explore the moon

  • First Human on Moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the Moon

  • Columbia Spaceship

    Launched 24 times successfully

  • Columbia explosion

    73 seconds after liftoff the Columbia exploded killing 7