the Space Race

By s-bmagnuson
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    Space exploration

    Space race

  • Sputnik

    sputnik the first man made satellite in space
    still orbiting

  • Pioneer 0

    the start of the pioneer programs probes

  • Mercury mission

    to put a man in space

  • Mecury puts man in space

    put a man in space program closed

  • Venera Probes launched

    these were to explore venus and the launches prceeded from 1961-1983

  • Mariner program

    the program starts
    there where 10 probes in all

  • Gemini

    Gemini launched from Cape Canaveral

  • Gemini mission ends

    Gemini mission ends

  • Voyager probes

    first launched voyager probe

  • Pioneer 11

    last pioneer probe launch
    there where about 14 probes launched

  • Mariner program ends

    took many pictures of mars

  • Viking 2

    launched before viking 1 and about 5 years in space

  • Viking 1

    this was launched afer Viking 2 to explore mars in space for about 5 years

  • voyager probes program ends

    last probe loses contact with earth

  • Space shuttles

    started program with columbia

  • Venera program ends

    there where about 16 probes in all

  • Magellan is launched

    the probe was to explore venus was launched this day

  • International Space Station

    first piece of it sent up

  • Hubble Telescope

    the Telescope is still in space today
    this is possibly the most important telescope in space exploration

  • Galilieo

    the galileo probe launches to discover more about Jupiter

  • Magellan mission is terminated

    the mission is terminated

  • NEAR mission starts

    the Eugene shoe maker is launched

  • Cassini

    to study saturn
    first launch

  • NEAR mission ends

    the shoemaker mad its last call down to earth

  • Genesis

    used to collect solar winds
    also we laerned how to make spacecraft sturdier

  • Opportunity launched

  • Galelio probe losses contact with earth

  • Spirit launched

    Rover goes to mars to explore

  • Genesis sends back information

    they got samples from a return capsule

  • Cassini program ends

    the probe lands on titan and sneds back informations
    mission ends

  • International space station completed

    completely assembled in space

  • Space shuttles

    Program ended with atlantis