Name ______Fill in the facts or dates in the timeline below by navigating the timeline on this website: Timeline Webquest http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/space-exploration/

January 31, 1958 First Successful American Name of launch that blew up on : April 12, 1961 October 4, 1957 Event: ______Event: ______Name of successful satellite: Name of first satellite: Name of first human in space:

What country launched it? How far above was it? What happened during the landing?

How large was it? How long was it in space?

Date: ______July 29, 1958 Date: ______First Animal in NASA Signed into Law First American in Orbit

Name of the dog: What does NASA stand for? (be careful): Name of :

Did she survive? How many times he orbited:

What almost happened?

© Sunrise Science, TpT.com Date: ______First Manned Orbital Launch Date: ______How many days was the mission? First US Landing May 14, 1973 First American Name of the capsule: What was the name of the mission? Launched How long did the operate on the surface of Name of the station: Mars? The on this mission were the first to do what two things: Name of the famous photograph from this rover: 1. Date it returned to Earth:

2.

Date: ______Date: ______August-September, 1977 First Manned First International Space Voyagers 1 and 2 Launched What was special about the at this time? What is the name of the capsule? Rendezvous Which two countries were involved? Where did the visit? Who were the first two men on the Moon?

Where did the visit? What is the famous quote of this mission? What did the astronauts do?

Where are the Voyagers now? What happened when they landed on Earth?

What is on board the Voyagers?

© Sunrise Science, TpT.com Date: ______Arrival of Cassini June 18, 1983 January 28, 1986 February 1, 2003 at Event: ______Space Shuttle Challenger Loss of How long did it take Cassini Explosion Columbia to reach Saturn? Who was the first American woman in space? How many astronauts died? Where did the shuttle explode?

What moon did NASA want How old was she? What was the name of the teacher to map? who died? How many astronauts died?

Date: ______Date: ______January 3, 2004 First Untethered Spacewalk Hubble Space Teloscope Deployed Spirit Rover Landing on Mars Name of the first astronaut to be untethered in How heavy is the Hubble Teloscope? (1 ton = 2000 Where did the Spirit rover land on Mars? space: pounds!)

What flaw did the have? January 25, 2004 What did he wear? Rover Landing on Mars

What did we do about the flaw? What region of Mars did the Opportunity explore?

What did the rover find?

© Sunrise Science, TpT.com What’s gone on in in the past decade? Directions: Add at least 4 events to this section of the timeline (to 2016+) by researching online. Include the dates and key facts about each event. In the box at the bottom of the page, list the sources that you use to find your information. Start with one of these websites, or find one on your own! • http://www.seasky.org/space-exploration/space-timeline-2001-2010.html • http://www.seasky.org/space-exploration/space-timeline-2011-2020.html • http://www.russianspaceweb.com/chronology_XXI.html • http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/chronology.html

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