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Canada's Meteoric Research Facility - 1839

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Canada's Meteoric Research Facility - 1839

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Sir Edward Sabine opened Toronto's Meteorological in 1839. It studied Earths magnetic field. It is the oldest scientific research facility in Canada,

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First teloscopic photo of the Moon - 1840

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First teloscopic photo of the Moon - 1840

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John William Draper took the first recorded photo of the moon in the USA. It is believed the original copies have been lost. He only received very little recognition for the achievement.

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First Proper Investigation of Another Galaxy - 1845

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First Proper Investigation of Another Galaxy - 1845

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William Parsons of the U.K. observed another galaxy. At the time, he called it "whirlpool nebulae". This was the first time a astronomer properly examined another galaxy for scientific use.

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Space Travel was Proven as Possible - 1903

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Space Travel was Proven as Possible - 1903

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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky of the USSR published a book called "Exploration of the Universe with Rocket-Propelled Vehicles" that proved that using a mix of liquid oxygen and hydrogen mixed with a liquid propellant included in a multistage rocket system was proven.

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Robert H. Goddard of the U.S. released a paper on how to reach extreme altitudes. Included in this paper was the use of rockets using liquid and solid-fueled propulsion systems.

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Goddard Launched the First Rocket - 1926

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Goddard Launched the First Rocket - 1926

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Goddard's rocket lasted 2 seconds but went up 41 feet and averaged 60 miles per hour.

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First Successful Rocket Powered Aircraft was Flown - 1928

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First Successful Rocket Powered Aircraft was Flown - 1928

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German engineer Alexander Lippitsch created the first ever successful rocket aircraft. The plane flew 1500-metres using two rockets.

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Engineers in Nazi Germany launched the first rocket named the V-2 Rocket. It passed the Karman line, making it the first aircraft to reach outer space. This was actually the first long-range missile aswell.

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A rocket was launched into space to examine and take samples of cosmic radiation. They did this to see what level of radiation we would have to endure up there. This type of radiation was found in 1912 by Victor Hess. He later was given a Nobel prize in Physics.

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First Pictures of Earth from 105km in Space - 1946

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First Pictures of Earth from 105km in Space - 1946

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Americans using a stolen V-2 rocket captured the first ever pictures of Earth from 100km+ into space. The rocket had a 35mm motion picture camera that took one pic every 1.5 seconds.

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First Time a Rocket Broke the Exosphere - 1956

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First Time a Rocket Broke the Exosphere - 1956

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America's Jupiter-C rocket reached MACH 18 while travelling 1,098 km. It was the first rocket to enter the exosphere. The Jupiter-C used a 3-stage rocket and had a 3,335 mile range.

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The USSR created the "Sputnik 1". It was the first manmade signal in outerspace.

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First Rocket to ALMOST Impact the Moon - 1959

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First Rocket to ALMOST Impact the Moon - 1959

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USSR's Luna 1 was the first rocket to escape Earth's gravitational pull and missed the moon by 5995 km. However, this rocket was the first to detect solar wind. This rocket helped push the space race even farther as it now showed reaching the moon was even closer than before.

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The updated version of the Luna 1, the Luna 2 was the first rocket to impact the Moon. It was the first human-made object to touch another celestial body. It made contact by the Mare Imbrium.

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First Living Things Came Back Alive from Orbit - 1960

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First Living Things Came Back Alive from Orbit - 1960

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USSR's Sputnik 5 housed the first animals and plants that successfully brought animals and plants back alive. One of the animals was a dog named Zvezdochka who was up in orbit for 105 minutes, or one full low-Earth orbit.

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America's Freedom 7 was the first flight to be controlled by a human on board. The pilot was Alan Shepard.

USSR's Yuri Gagarin was the humna to be aboard a spacecraft as it entered space.

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Canada became the third country in the world to launch a satellite into outer space. Before, space was only observable from research facilities, now Canada could view Earth and more from SPACE. The satellite was named Alouette 1.

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Russia made impact with Venus using their Venera 3 rocket. This was a groundbreaking achievement in the space race. It was only time until another space craft reached Mars.

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Animals located on the Zond 5 from Russia successful left Earth's orbit, made it to the Moon, orbited that, and came back all alive. It was the first moon mission with passengers to come back alive.

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Canada was the creator of the modules landing system.

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Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong of the USA were the first people to set foot on the moon and obtain samples. The Apollo 11 rocket brought them to he moon on July 20th, 1969.

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USSR's Lunakhod 1 was the the first lunar rover to set its wheels on the moon.

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USSR launched the Salyut 1. This was the first space station.It spent 174 days in orbit. Only 24 of those days were occupied.

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The USA's Mariner 10 was the first rocket to flyby Mercury. The ship came within 703 kilometres.

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USA's Pioneer 11 flew within 21,000km of Saturn.

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First Rocket to Pass All Solar System Planets - 1983

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First Rocket to Pass All Solar System Planets - 1983

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USA's Pioneer 10 passed Neptune, passing every planet in the Solar System.

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Canada detected exoplanet Gamma Cephei AB. It was officially confirmed in 2002.

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First Confirmed Detection of an Exoplanet - 1992

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First Confirmed Detection of an Exoplanet - 1992

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Canada and Poland confirmed a detection of an exoplanet.

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First International Space Station - 1998

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First International Space Station - 1998

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Russia, USA, Canada, EU, and Japan came together to create the ISS. They research astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and other areas.