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���� Space exploration timeline:
1903 — Tsiolkovsky publishes the rocket equation
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909 — Goddard writes first paper on liquid propellants as fuel for rockets
1910
1911
1912
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1914 — Goddard patents designs for a liquid-fueled rocket and a multi-stage rocket
1915
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1917
1918
1919 — Goddard publishes "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes"
1920
1921 — Goddard begins experiments with liquid oxygen and gasoline rocket engines
1922
1923 — Goddard successfully tests first liquid propellant engine
1924
1925
1926 — Goddard launches world's first liquid-fueled rocket
1927 — VfR (Society for Space Travel) founded in Germany; von Braun joins as a teenager
1928
1929 — Goddard launches rocket carrying first scientific payload (barometer & camera)
1930
1931 — Korolev co-founds GIRD (Group for Study of Reactive Motion) in Moscow
1932 — Von Braun becomes chief engineer of German Army rocket program
1933 — Korolev leads launch of USSR's first liquid-fueled rocket
1934 — Von Braun's A-2 rockets reach 2.4 km altitude
1935
1936 — Korolev designs RP-318, USSR's first rocket-powered aircraft
1937
1938
1939 — Von Braun's A-5 rocket reaches 8 km altitude
1940
1941
1942 — Von Braun's A-4 (V-2) rocket becomes first human-made object to reach space (100 km)
1943 — V-2 production begins; JPL formally established in USA
1944 — V-2 used as weapon against London and Antwerp; first ballistic missile attacks in history
1945 — USA recruits von Braun
1946 — USA and USSR independently begin reverse-engineering V-2
1947 — First animals (fruit flies) launched to space aboard a V-2
1948 — Korolev's R-1 rocket successfully launched
1949 — Albert II, a rhesus monkey, becomes first mammal in space aboard a US V-2 rocket
1950
1951
1952
1953 — Korolev begins design of R-7
1954 — Korolev writes letter to Moscow advocating for an orbital satellite program
1955 — USA announces Project Vanguard
1956 — Von Braun's Redstone rocket successfully tested; R-7 development nears completion
1957 — Korolev's R-7 becomes world's first ICBM; Sputnik 1 — first artificial satellite in orbit; Sputnik 2 carries Laika — first living creature in orbit
1958 — USA launches Explorer 1; NASA founded; first US attempt at Moon probe (Pioneer 0) fails
1959 — Luna 1 (USSR) — first spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity; Luna 2 — first human-made object to reach the Moon; Luna 3 — first photos of Moon's far side
1960 — First weather satellite (TIROS-1) launched by USA; first communications satellite (Echo 1); two Soviet dogs (Belka & Strelka) orbit Earth and return safely
1961 — Gagarin — first human in space, April 12; Alan Shepard — first American in space, May 5
1962 — Mariner 2 — first spacecraft to fly by another planet (Venus); Telstar 1 — first active communications satellite
1963 — Tereshkova — first woman in space
1964 — Ranger 7 — first close-up photographs of the Moon's surface
1965 — Leonov — first spacewalk; Mariner 4 — first close-up images of Mars
1966 — Luna 9 — first soft landing on the Moon; first orbital docking (Gemini 8); Surveyor 1 — first US soft Moon landing
1967 — Apollo 1 fire kills three astronauts; Venera 4 — first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere (Venus)
1968 — Apollo 8 — first crewed mission to orbit the Moon; famous Earthrise photograph
1969 — Apollo 11 — first humans on the Moon; Apollo 12 — second Moon landing
1970 — Apollo 13 — Moon mission aborted after explosion; Luna 16 — first robotic Moon sample return; Lunokhod 1 — first lunar rover
1971 — Salyut 1 (USSR) — first space station; Mariner 9 — first spacecraft to orbit another planet (Mars); Apollo 14 & 15 Moon landings
1972 — Apollo 16 & 17 — final Moon landings; Pioneer 10 launched toward Jupiter; last humans on the Moon
1973 — Pioneer 10 — first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter; Skylab — first US space station
1974 — Mariner 10 — first gravity assist maneuver; first flyby of Mercury
🇬🇷⚓️Project Trident is a €1.35 billion strategic partnership between Greece’s ONEX and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, supported by the United States, aimed at modernizing and expanding Greece’s defence maritime industrial base.
The initiative encompasses the upgrade of shipbuilding capabilities, the development of new port and logistics infrastructure, and the creation of advanced industrial facilities capable of supporting international naval and defense programs. By strengthening these capabilities, Project Trident seeks to establish Elefsina as a leading regional center for maritime industry, logistics, and defense manufacturing.
A central strategic objective of the project is the transformation of the Elefsina Shipyards into a key maintenance, repair, and support hub for the U.S. Sixth Fleet and allied naval forces operating in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the same time, the initiative is designed to enhance Greece’s domestic high-technology shipbuilding capacity, including support for future submarine construction and other advanced naval programs.
The project is expected to create up to 10,000 jobs and contribute significantly to Greece’s GDP.
Some of the best footage yet of tonight’s explosion involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn, during a Static Fire Test at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) in Florida. LC-36 appears to have suffered significant damage, with several towers and other structures entirely missing, likely to require months if not over a year of repair work by Blue Origin, NASA, and the U.S. Space Force.