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Space Exploration Timeline. By: Emily Landers. 1900-1926. 1900-The scientist Tsiolkolsky started testing rockets. 1914-The scientist Goddard patented the 1 st rocket. 1926-Goddard launches the 1 st successful rocket. 1930-1957. 1930-V-2 spacecraft was made.
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Space Exploration Timeline By: Emily Landers
1900-1926 • 1900-The scientist Tsiolkolsky started testing rockets. • 1914-The scientist Goddard patented the 1st rocket. • 1926-Goddard launches the 1st successful rocket.
1930-1957 • 1930-V-2 spacecraft was made. • 1944 –V-2 spacecraft left earths atmosphere. • 1954- Viking spacecraft left earths atmosphere. • 10/4/1957-Soviet satellite, Sputnik, became the 1st manmade object to orbit Earth.
1961- 1971 • November 21, 1961- Soviet Yuri Gagarin becomes the 1st space traveler. The Redstone rocket lifted. • May 11-25 1967- Photograph of the moon taken by Lunar Orbiter. • July 16 -24 1969-Neil Armstrong was the 1st man to walk on the moon. (U.S.) • July 31 1971- 1st space station ,Salyut 1. Mariner 9 took pictures of Mars. (U.S.)
1972-1981 • 1972-Apollo 16 take pictures of Earth. • 1973-America launches the Space Station.(U.S.) 1st U.S. space station launched.(U.S.) • 1979-Skylab shows the image of the Sun`s corona. • 1981-The 1st re-usable shuttle, Columbia was launched.
1986-1998 • 1986-Mir space station launched. • 1990- Hubble telescope launched. • 1995- Galileo sends back photos and data about Jupiter's composition. • 1996-Mars pathfinder landed on mars and released the “Rover.” • 1998- 1st modules of the international space station launched.