Man & His Curiosity of Space

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Man & His Curiosity of Spaace

First Launch - HistoryA new chapter in space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral

Yuri Gagarin - Wanderer First man to venture into the great expansion. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.

Moon Landing –Revolution

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969

Lunar Rover - ProgressThe Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) or lunar rover was a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15, 16, and 17) during 1971 and 1972.

Mars Rover – Martian HunterGrants further discoveries :

Rover discovers clues to wet history in texture of a Martian Rock

NASA Mars Rover Opportunity Climbs to High Point on Rim.

Mysterious radio waves emitted from nearby galaxy - DiscoveryThere is something strange in the cosmic neighbourhood. An unknown object in the nearby galaxy M82 has started sending out radio waves, and the emission does not look like anything seen anywhere in the universe before.

Kepler - FarseerYears ago, before the launch of NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, astronomers were thrilled when they discovered a single planet.

Today, the Kepler team announced 715.