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In 1610, the fist telescope observations were made and there were many discoveries. They discovered Jupiter's moons, lunar craters and the phases of Venus.
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The first telescopic observation of the night sky happened in 1610. They discovered Jupiter's moons, lunar craters and the phases of Venus.
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In 1840, the first, clear telescopic image of the moon was released.
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The first, clear telescopic photograph of another planet, the moon.
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The U.S put the first animals into space, fruit flies.
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The United States put the first Animals in Space, fruit flies.
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The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into space.
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The Soviet Union launched a second Sputnik, this time with a dog, named Laika. Unfortunately Laika did not survive the trip.
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Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, became the first human in space.
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The Mariner 4, was the first spacecraft to send back to Earth, pictures of Mars.
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Mariner 4 transmitted the first Pictures of Mars back to Earth.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon.
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The U.S. launched its first space station, named Skylab.
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The United States launched its first space station, Skylab.
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In 1975, there was the first orbit Around Venus.
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Voyager 1 finally reached Saturn and started to send pictures of Saturn back to Earth.
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The first polar orbit around the sun was a success.
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The first polar orbit Around the sun.
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Columbia broke up upon re-entry into earth's atmosphere.
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The Cassini Spacecraft sent photographs of Saturn's shimmering rings.
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NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander.
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Lettuce was the first food grown in Space and eaten.
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Lettuce was the first food eaten that was grown in Space.
