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1609 to 1957
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1610
The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei. He made really good observation and a good drawing of the moon to help understand it a little bit better. -
1926
Robert H. Goddard launches first liquid fueled rockets. It showed that liquid fueled rockets work. -
1929
Hermann Oberth launches first personal rocket with students. Made a rocket a thought students about it and worked -
1933
Soviet Union launches first rocket of there own. They finally got a rocket into space. -
1957
First animal launched into orbit, dog named Laika launched by USSR and did not return alive. Tried to see if a living thing could go to space but failed -
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1958 to 1980
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1959
First rocket launched into earths orbit by the USSR. The FIRST rocket to go into earth's atmosphere. -
1963
First women in space by USSR. History made becuase of the first women in space. -
1969
First human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful. Finally got on the moon and walked on it. -
1971
First space station in space by USSR. Can make more observation in space -
1971
First soft landing on Mars and first signals from the surface landed on mars to check it out. Never happened before -
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1981 to Present Day
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1981
First reusable manned spacecraft by U.S. Insetad of having to rebuild rockets we can reuse it. -
1983
First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA. We can finally see past Neptune. -
1990
First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA. We can seen beyon. -
2010
First sample of an asteroid brought back to earth by Japan. We can finally learn more about space. -
2012
NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA. It helps to see if we can acually live on mars
