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A history of the amazing accomplishments that have taken place over the course of Nasa's lifetime.

Created by zachtaylor on Mar 17, 2011

Last updated: 03/21/11 at 08:12 AM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Mar 17, 2011 7:53 AM

• ISS
  Jul 1, 1998

  to develop and test technologies for exploration spacecraft systems, develop techniques to maintain crew health and performance on missions beyond low Earth orbit, and gain operational experience that can be applied to exploration missions
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iss

• Mars Rovers
  Jul 1, 1997

  Mars rovers were successfuly sent to mars and since then have had several more rovers sent. one is still in communication today.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_rovers

• Galileo + Cassini
  Dec 7, 1995

  Galileo was sent to space to study the planet jupiter and its moons.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)

• SOHO
  Jul 1, 1995

  Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is an observatory that directly observes the sun.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_spacecraft

• Magellan Spacecraft
  1989

  used to check the gravitational pull of the earth.

• Voyager
  1978

  unmanned space missions to mars.

• Viking Project
  1975

  Another unmanned spacecraft that was sent to study mars.

• Gemini Project
  Jun 1970

  The Gemini Project was the second manned spacecraft missions and their goal was to collect the information they needed to get a man on the moon.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gemini

• The Saturn V Rocket
  Jul 1, 1967

  the rocket used during nasas Apollo and skylab missions
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V

• Apollo Program
  Jul 1, 1961

  The Apollo program is probably the most famous of all nasas programs.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program

• Space Shuttle program
  Jul 1, 1960

  this program provides the means of space travel. it started with the first american manned spacecraft mission and is still in use now.

• Mercury Project
  Jul 1, 1959

  The Mercury project was the first american manned spacecraft. their goal was to get a man up in space.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mercury

• Pioneer Program
  Jul 1, 1958

  American unmanned space missions. The goal was to study solar energy