Timeline by Kiana Bassingthwaite

1957

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 19:56:58 UTC

The Soviet union launched the first satellite into space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 19:57:56 UTC

The first animal, a dog named Laika was the first animal to go to space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 19:59:01 UTC

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first human to go to space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 19:59:44 UTC

The first time data was returned from another planet was in 1962.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:13:04 UTC

Canada launched a satellite called Alouette in 1962

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:14:13 UTC

Alekseye Leonov was the first person to space walk

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:14:49 UTC

Luna was the first spacecraft to land on the moon in 1966.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:15:33 UTC

Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:16:07 UTC

The canadarm was launched.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:16:59 UTC

Marc Garneu became the first Canadian to go to space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:17:37 UTC

The Hubble space telescope was launched into space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:18:07 UTC

Roberta Bondar became the first woman to go to space

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:20:15 UTC

Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to do extravehicular activities in space.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:20:52 UTC

Canada launches its first space telescope.

kb2002 — 2024-06-24 20:21:23 UTC

The juice spacecraft was launched into space.