Space Exploration

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    Space Exploration

  • Galilieo Galilei

    Galilieo Galilei
    The first spotting of the moon.

  • Robert H.

    Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets

  • Herman Oberth

    Hermann Oberth launches first personal rocket with students

  • German Military

    First German military liquid fueled rockets developed

  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union launches first rocket of there own.

  • U.S.

    First research flight launched by the U.S. captured by the V-2 space rocket

  • Animals

    First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S.

  • Artificial Satelite

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

  • Laika

    First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive

  • Missle

    First ballistic missle produced by the USSR

  • Technology

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United States when it was sent into orbit on January 31, 1958. It was designed and built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology. The satellite was sent aloft from Cape Canaveral in Florida by the Jupiter C rocket that was designed, built, and launched by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) under the direction of Dr. Wernher Von Braun.

  • Core

    The core section of the Space Station Mir was launched.

  • Space shuttle

    The Space Shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

  • Exploring Mars

    President Barack Obama signed legislation focusing NASA’s efforts on exploring Mars and the asteroids.

  • SpaceX

    SpaceX, a commercial space company, launched its Dragon C2+ mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).

  • Space walk (Christmas Walk)

    NASA astronauts wrapped up successful repairs at the International Space Station after a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk to fix an equipment cooling system.