TIMELINE OF SCIENCE

SPACE EXPLORATION

1957

The first satellite was called Sputnik was launched by the Soviet Union

1971

First space station launched:Salyut 1

By Miguel Angel

1963

Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to travel to space

US spacecraft Viking 1 becomes the first to land on Mars and send back images of the Red Planet

1976

1969

The first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong

1961

Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union was the first person to travel around the Earth

First spacecraft to fly by Saturn:Pioneer 11

1979

SPACE EXPLORATION

By Miguel Angel

2011

First spacecraft to orbit Mercury:Messenger

1990

The Hubble is the first space telescope placed into orbit

1995

First spacecraft to orbit Jupiter:Galileo

2015

First spacecraft to fly by Pluto:New Horizons

1989

First spacecraft to fly by Neptune:Voyager 2