This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space. This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.

2024年12月9日 · Space exploration - Milestones, Achievements, History: The first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. The first human to go into space, Yuri Gagarin, was launched, again by the Soviet Union, for a one-orbit journey around Earth on April 12, 1961.

2024年5月1日 · This timeline is mainly compiled from the NASA Space Exploration Timeline: 1957 A.D.-Present, Sea and Sky’s Space Exploration Timeline and Timeline of NASA, the Space Shuttle and Near Earth Space Flights.

NASA launches Pioneer 1. A project inherited from the U.S. Army, Pioneer 1 became NASA’s first spacecraft. Meant to go into lunar orbit and carrying a TV camera to study the moon's surface, a mechanical problem limited the spacecraft to sending 43 minutes of data back before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.

2024年9月11日 · Since the dawn of the Space Age, humanity has embarked on a journey to explore the vast reaches of our solar system. The exploration of space is a testament to human ingenuity and determination, pushing the boundaries …

2012年9月28日 · Below is a timeline by Space News and SPACE.com chronicling the first 50 years of spaceflight. You are invited to walk through the half century of space exploration and click related...

The following table lists down the major space missions along with their timelines −. It was the first (US designed) rocket that reached the edge of space. First time dogs were sent to space. First intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) developed. First artificial satellite. First animal (dog named Laika) sent to the orbit.

2020年5月18日 · On the timeline, each mission is listed with the launch date, country of origin and primary objective. Choosing a mission leads to a more detailed description of the mission and spacecraft, and links to information on the experiments carried by the mission, data returned, launch/orbital history, telecommunications and other pertinent pages.

A detailed timeline of space travel and exploration from the invention of rockets to present day including the Cold War Space Race

2012年8月27日 · Here is a timeline of space exploration 1957. 4 October Sputnik 1 becomes the first human-made object to orbit the Earth and triggers the frenetic ‘space race’ between the Soviet Union and the USA. 3 November Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika, who becomes the first living animal to travel into space. (She dies within seven hours of launch.)