Timeline of Space Exploration from the beginning of the Space Race to nowadays.

By alice.qlfn
  • FIRST ROCKET TO PASS THE THERMOPAUSE AND ENTER THE EXOSPHERE

    FIRST ROCKET TO PASS THE THERMOPAUSE AND ENTER THE EXOSPHERE

    USA
    This rocket is the first rocket that pass the atmospheric limit of Earth’s energy system. Also, it has enter in outermost layer of our atmosphere.
  • FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

    FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE

    USSR
    The Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR on 4 October 1957. It was the first man-made object to leave the Earth’s atmosphere and the first man-made signals from space.
  • FIRST MAMMAL IN ORBIT

    FIRST MAMMAL IN ORBIT

    USSR
    In November 1957, the USSR launched Sputnik 2, wich transported a dog named Laika on board. Unfortunately, she died a few hours into the mission from overheating and panic.
  • FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTH FROM EARTH ORBIT

    FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTH FROM EARTH ORBIT

    USA
    This pic is the first photograph which was taken from the Earth orbit.
  • FIRST HOMINIDAE IN SPACE

    FIRST HOMINIDAE IN SPACE

    USA
    The January 31, 1961, the first hominidae that go in space was a chimpanzee, which named Ham. This launch was carried out as part of the mission Mercury-Redstone 2, the second operational flight of the Mercury program.
  • FIRST HUMAN INTO SPACE

    FIRST HUMAN INTO SPACE

    USSR
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man to go into space.
    With a month difference, the USSR are the first to have sent a man into space.
  • FIRST HUMAN-PILOTED SPACE FLIGHT

    FIRST HUMAN-PILOTED SPACE FLIGHT

    USA
    It is the first time that a human-crewed suborbital have flight in space. Moreover, it was Alan Shepard who was the first human to pilot a space flight.
  • FIRST WOMEN IN SPACE

    FIRST WOMEN IN SPACE

    USSR
    Valentina Terechkova marks an evolution, just two years after Yuri Gagarin, she is the first woman who launched into space by the Soviet Union. During three days, she circled the Earth 49 times.
  • FIRST HUMAN ON ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY

    FIRST HUMAN ON ANOTHER CELESTIAL BODY

    USA
    On july 20, 1969, the Eagle lunar module from the Apollo XI landed on the Moon. So the astronaut Neil Armstong was the first human who walk at the Moon.
    Additionally, this date represents the first words wich was spoken from another world. Indeed while Neil Armstrong was walking on the mood, he said "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
  • FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ENTER THE ASTEROID BELT

    FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ENTER THE ASTEROID BELT

    USA
    It is the first spacecraft that enter the asteroid belt in frame of Pioneer 10.
    Moreover, it is the first spacecraft that overtake the trajectory of the orbit of Mars.
  • FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT THE SUN

    FIRST SPACECRAFT TO ORBIT THE SUN

    USA
    It is the first spacecraft that orbit the Sun.
  • FIRST SPACECRAFT BEYOND THE ORBIT OF NEPTUNE

    FIRST SPACECRAFT BEYOND THE ORBIT OF NEPTUNE

    USA
    This spacecraft is the first that enter the orbit of Neptune.
    Also, it overtake for beyond all Solar System planets.
  • FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM

    FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WHOLE SOLAR SYSTEM

    USA
    This photograph represents the entire solar system. This image is also called Family Portrait and is acquired by Voyager 1.
  • ASSEMBLY OF ISS

    ASSEMBLY OF ISS

    The ISS ( Internation Space Station ) was the largest artifificial body in space. The assemby of the station is done on the site, in orbit. The first module, Zarya, is launched by a Russian Proton rocket. Also, it is the first multinational spation ( => Russia - USA - Europe - Japan - Canada ).
  • FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF A BLACK HOLE

    FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF A BLACK HOLE

    USA
    This date represents the first time where a black hole was taken in direct photography.
    A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong. Additionally, black holes contain light or other electromagnetic waves.