Timeline of space exploration

First spotting of the moon through a telescope

1610

In 1610 Galileo saw the first ever sighting of the moon through a telescope.

First rocket into space with liquid fuel

1926

Robert Goddard launched the first rocket into space without solid fuel, instead it had liquid.

First time Animals went into space

1947

The United States launched fruit flies into space.

The space race began

1957

The Soviet Union and the United States began a competition of achievements in space

First missel went into space

1957

The USSR launched their first ballistic missel into space.

First photograph of earth.

1959

NASA had taken the first picture of the planet earth from its orbit.

The first man went into orbit

1961

Yuri Gagarin became the first man in orbit. He was from Russia.

First woman in space

1963

The USSR sent the first woman into space.

First sighting of mars.

1965

NASA did a flyby Mars and caught the first sighting of it.

First man on the moon

1969

Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Him and another American named Buzz Aldrin were a part of the Apollo 11 mission.

The first space shuttle was launched into space.

1981

John Young and Robert Crippen were in the first space shuttle that was launched into space.

The international space station was launched

1998

The international space station was put into space. This is used by many countries for their people to live in for a limited amount of time.

First landing on an asteroid

2001

NASA landed on an asteroid.

The James Webb telescope is predicted to launch

2019

The James Webb telescope has not been launched, but it is supposed to be launched in 2019.

NASA is predicted to be on the Mars.

2030

In 2030 NASA is supposed to be launching a mission to Mars.