Astronomy 2017 - Timeline

Apollo 13 has it's failed moon mission

Apollo 8 is launched, and her crew becomes the first humans to orbit the Moon.

Astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first American in Space

Columbia is the first Space Shuttle Launched

Fly by of Pluto with New Horizons spacecraft.

John Glenn becomes first american in orbit.

John Glenn becomes the oldest Man in Space.

Luna 9 provides the first photos from another planet (The Moon)

NASA launches the first American in Space: A Chimp named Ham

Explorer 1 is the first American satellite launched into orbit

Sputnik 2 is launched with the first astronaut: A dog named Laika

Apollo 1 space crew is killed during a fire in training

First food grown in space! (Lettuce)

First Men walk on the moon - Apollo 11 Mission

First Probe lands on the Asteroid Eros

The First Satellite, Sputnik , is launched into Space.

Spacecraft lands on a comet for the first time

The Hubble Telescope is deployed

The International Space Station (ISS) is established.

Last men to walk on the moon for now ...

The mars PathFinder lands on Mars and launches the first ever rover on Mars.

Soviet space station Salyut 1 is launched

The Space shuttle challenger explodes during launch.

Voyager 1 enters interstellar space

Voyagers 1 and 2 are launched to leave our solar system.