Timeline of Space Exploration

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  • 1609 to 1958

  • 1610- Galileo first saw the moon through a telescope

    1610- Galileo first saw the moon through a telescope

  • 1926- Robert Goddard launched first liquid fueled rocket

    1926- Robert Goddard launched first liquid fueled rocket

  • 1931-German military created liquid fueled rockets

  • 1947-The US launched the first animals into space which were fruit flies

  • 1957- USSR launched the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika

    1957- USSR launched the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika

  • 1959 to 1980

  • 1959-First photograph of the earth from orbit NASA

    1959-First photograph of the earth from orbit NASA

  • 1960-First plants and animals return to earth safely from orbit

  • 1963-First women put in space by USSR

    1963-First women put in space by USSR

  • 1969-First human on the moon by the U.S.

    1969-First human on the moon by the U.S.

  • 1971-First space station put in space by USSR

  • 1981 to Present Day

  • 1981-First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.

    1981-First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S.

  • 1990-First photograph of the entire solar system by NASA

    1990-First photograph of the entire solar system by NASA

  • 1990- Hubble was launched by NASA

    1990- Hubble was launched by NASA

  • 1992-First polar orbit around the Sun by NASA and the ESA

  • 2001-First landing on an asteroid by NASA

    2001-First landing on an asteroid by NASA