Timeline of space exploration

  • First spotting of the moon through a telescope

    First spotting of the moon through a telescope
    In 1610 Galileo saw the first ever sighting of the moon through a telescope.
  • First rocket into space with liquid fuel

    First rocket into space with liquid fuel
    Robert Goddard launched the first rocket into space without solid fuel, instead it had liquid.
  • First time Animals went into space

    First time Animals went into space
    The United States launched fruit flies into space.
  • The space race began

    The space race began
    The Soviet Union and the United States began a competition of achievements in space
  • First missel went into space

    The USSR launched their first ballistic missel into space.
  • First photograph of earth.

    NASA had taken the first picture of the planet earth from its orbit.
  • The first man went into orbit

    The first man went into orbit
    Yuri Gagarin became the first man in orbit. He was from Russia.
  • First woman in space

    The USSR sent the first woman into space.
  • First sighting of mars.

    NASA did a flyby Mars and caught the first sighting of it.
  • First man on the moon

    First man on the moon
    Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon. Him and another American named Buzz Aldrin were a part of the Apollo 11 mission.
  • The first space shuttle was launched into space.

    The first space shuttle was launched into space.
    John Young and Robert Crippen were in the first space shuttle that was launched into space.
  • The international space station was launched

    The international space station was launched
    The international space station was put into space. This is used by many countries for their people to live in for a limited amount of time.
  • First landing on an asteroid

    NASA landed on an asteroid.
  • The James Webb telescope is predicted to launch

    The James Webb telescope is predicted to launch
    The James Webb telescope has not been launched, but it is supposed to be launched in 2019.
  • NASA is predicted to be on the Mars.

    NASA is predicted to be on the Mars.
    In 2030 NASA is supposed to be launching a mission to Mars.