https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu en-us 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC 2026-01-28 08:24:05 UTC hello@padlet.com kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887280 MIR space station was built in section, each piece launched by a rocket and then joined together in orbit. The last piece was put together in 1996. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887280 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887285 The first woman African American astronaut, Mae Jemison, went into orbit on the Space Shuttle Endeavor. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887285 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887289 Helen Sharman entered a competition to become the first British astronaut in space. She spent eight days in space conduction scientific experiments. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887289 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887292 The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with the first living passenger, the dog Laika, aboard. This started an emphasis on science and math. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887292 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887295 Astronomers have found a repeated deep space radio wave bursts. A galaxy 3 billion lya. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887295 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887298 European Space Agency Rosetta probe took ten years to reach the Comet's surface. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887298 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887301 Atlantis is the last American space shuttle to be launched into space. Concluded the 30-year space shuttle program.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887301 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887304 German V2 was the first rocket to reach 100km from the Earth's surface.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887304 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887306 The Challenger exploded with 6 members aboard within 73 seconds of take-off. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887306 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887308 Sir Isaac Newton outlined his three laws of motion, the law of gravity, and Kepler's laws for motion of the planets.  Laid foundation for space exploration.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887308 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887310 These astronomers lived in 1571-1630. They determined that the planets traveled around the sun not in circles but in ellipses. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887310 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887312 Americans first rounded the moon, and succeeding on landing on the moon's sea of tranquility.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887312 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887314 Pluto is no longer a planet anymore, but is reclassified as a dwarf planet]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887314 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887316 Apollo 7 is launched for an 11-day earth orbit, this was broadcast live on TV!]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887316 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887318 Kennedy announced our plans in the Space Race.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887318 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887320 One million Earths can fit in the sun. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887320 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887322 On Venus a day is longer than a year on Earth. ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887322 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887324 The first siting of Pluto was suggested by an 11 year-old girl ]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887324 kecommers https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887325 American test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier for the first time in the X-1, also known as Glamorous Glennis.]]> 2017-01-27 14:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kecommers/qlbx1yar8kgu/wish/149887325