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Space Exploration 3-4

By Carmen24

  • Wastewater Management

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

  • Walden

    Walden
    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden.

  • Ecological Science

    Ecological Science
    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel.

  • Acid Rain

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

  • Smog Discovery

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

  • President Woodrow Wilson Signs a Service

    President Woodrow Wilson Signs a Service
    US Congress created the National Park Service.

  • First Animal Sent to Space

    First Animal Sent to Space
    A monkey names Albert 1 became the first monkey launched into space. On board a US-launched V2 rocket.

  • First Artificial Satellite Sputnik 1

    First Artificial Satellite Sputnik 1
    Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union. It was about the size of a beach ball and it orbited Earth. The Sputnik launch changed everything and caught the world's attention. This launch started the launch of the space race and age.

  • First Man In Space

    First Man In Space
    The USSR sent Yuri Gagarin into space, being the first man to go to space. He made a single orbit around Earth in Vostok 1.

  • Silent Spring

    Silent Spring
    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring.

  • The First Woman In Space

    The First Woman In Space
    Valentina Tereshkova was a Soviet cosmonaut aboard Vostok 6. She spent almost three days in space. Valentina went through 18 months of training, while she was not a pilot she had over 120 parachute jumps.

  • First Spacewalk

    First Spacewalk
    Alex Leonov carried out the first ever spacewalk aboard the Voskhod spacecraft. The spacewalk lasted about 12 minutes. He beat out American rival Ed White on Gemini 4.

  • Earthrise

    Earthrise
    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

  • First Man On The Moon

    First Man On The Moon
    American Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot on the moon aboard Apollo 11. Armstrong and Buzz spent about two hours collecting rock samples. Armstrong is known for the quote, "That's on small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

  • Earth Day

    Earth Day
    Earth Day – April 22., 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 Launched

    First Space Station Launched
    Salyut 1 was the first space station launched by the Soviet Union. Orbited Earth about 3,000 times and paved the way for other future space stations. It was shaped like a cylinder, and crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

  • Free Fly In Space

    Free Fly In Space
    American Bruce McCandless the second was a Naval Officer and was the first man to test the maneuvering unit. This allowed him to move from about an hour and was able to move away from the unit. This was used on Gemini 4.

  • Montreal Protocol

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

  • Kyoto Protocol

    Kyoto Protocol
    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
    The ISS is the largest artificial body in space. More than 200 people from 15 countries have visited.

  • Rejection

    Rejection
    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol

  • First Space Tourist

    First Space Tourist
    Dennis Tito a billionaire businessman from California was the first passenger to go to space for vacation. He paid $20 million for the trip.