Space Exploration

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1954

05-Oct-1954

First Color Photo of Earth from Space

First Color Photo of Earth from Space

1951

22-Jul-1951

First Dogs in Space: Dezik and Tsygan

First Dogs in Space: Dezik and Tsygan

1949

14-Jun-1949

First Primate in Space Achievement

First Primate in Space Achievement

24-Feb-1949

First Two-Stage Liquid-Fueled Rocket Achieves Record Altitude

First Two-Stage Liquid-Fueled Rocket Achieves Record Altitude

1946

24-Oct-1946

First pictures of Earth from 105 km

10-May-1946

First Space Research Flight and Cosmic Radiation

20-Feb-1946

First Animals in Space: Fruit Flies

1945

Oct-1945

Exploring Worldwide Radio Coverage with Rocket Stations

1944

20-Jun-1944

First Human-Made Object in Space

1933

Sep-1933

Soviet rocket research lab formed

Soviet rocket research lab formed

Apr-1933

First detection of radio waves from an astronomical object

Jan-1933

Foundation of British Interplanetary Society

Foundation of British Interplanetary Society

1928

1928

The Problem of Space Travel published

1927

1927

Formation of Society for Space Travel

1927

The Conquest of Interplanetary Space published

1926

16-Mar-1926

Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket

Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket

1924

1924

Society for Studies of Interplanetary Travel founded

1923

15-Dec-1923

Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen published

Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen published

1919

1919

Goddard's influential paper on rocketry

Goddard's influential paper on rocketry

1917

1917

First observation of an extrasolar planet

1914

1914

Goddard files for rocket patents

1903

1903

Publication of Exploration of the Universe

1895

1895

First proposal of space elevator

First proposal of space elevator

1893

13-Jun-1893

First Spacecraft Beyond Neptune's Orbit

First Spacecraft Beyond Neptune's Orbit

1861

1861

First proposal of using rockets for space flight

1845

1845

First proper observation of other galaxies

First proper observation of other galaxies

1840

1840

First clear telescopic photograph of the Moon

First clear telescopic photograph of the Moon

1813

1813

First exposition of the rocket equation

First exposition of the rocket equation

1801

1801

First discovery of asteroid Ceres

First discovery of asteroid Ceres

1781

1781

First telescopic discovery of planet Uranus

First telescopic discovery of planet Uranus