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important dates in space exploration

By kaitlynunetich

  • Regulating waste disposal

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution

  • Walden

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

  • Ecology is coined

    The term ecology is coined by German as Oeklogie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel

  • Acid Rain is Coined

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain.

  • Smog is Coined

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

  • National Park Service

    The US Congress created the National Park Service

  • Worlds First Satellite

    Worlds First Satellite
    The sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR.

  • Worlds First Satellite

    Worlds First Satellite
    Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR

  • First Creatures Return Alive from Space

    First Creatures Return Alive from Space
    Two monkeys were the first animals to return alive from a space mission.

  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space
    The USSR sent Yuri Gagarin into space.

  • Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman sent into space by the Soviet Union.

  • First-Ever Spacewalk

    First-Ever Spacewalk
    The Russians carried out the first ever spacewalk.

  • Earthrise

    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

  • First Man on Moon

    First Man on Moon
    Neil Armstrong from the USA was the first man to walk on the moon.

  • Earth Day

    Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day organized by Gaylord Nelson, former senator of Wisconsin, and Denis Hayes, Harvard graduate student. US Environmental Protection Agency established

  • First Space Station is Launched

    First Space Station is Launched
    Russia launched the first ever space station.

  • Free Flying in Space

    Free Flying in Space
    First spacewalk without being attached to spacecraft.

  • Montreal Protocol

    Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

  • Kyoto Protocol was Negotiated

    The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries that ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases

  • Assembly of ISS Begins

    Assembly of ISS Begins
    They started to make the international space station.

  • Rejected Protocol

    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

  • First Space Tourist

    First Space Tourist
    A business man from California paid 20 million dollars to go into space.