Timeline of Space Exploration

By Kaitlin20334
  • Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei

    The first spotting of the moon through a telescope
  • First Liquid rockets

    First Liquid rockets

    Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets
  • Special Mission V-2

    Special Mission V-2

    First Research flight launched by the U.S captured by the V-2 space rocket
  • Sputnik I

    Sputnik I

    First artificial satellite put into space that brings back signals to earth launched by the USSR
  • Vostok 1

    Vostok 1

    First rocket launched into earths orbit by the USSR
  • Glenn Orbits the Earth

    Glenn Orbits the Earth

    First photograph of the earth from the earth's orbit by U.S. NASA
  • Vostok 6

    Vostok 6

    Valentina Tereshkova was the first women in space by USSR
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong was the First human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful!
  • Mars 3

    Mars 3

    First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface
  • Voyager

    Voyager

    First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA
  • The Pioneer Missions

    The Pioneer Missions

    First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA
  • NEAR-Shoemaker

    NEAR-Shoemaker

    First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA
  • Rosetta Comet

    Rosetta Comet

    First landing on an asteroid by U.S. NASA
  • Kelper

    Kelper

    Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA
  • Curiosity Rover

    Curiosity Rover

    NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA