Which list gives key events regarding the exploration of space in the correct order beginning with the earlist

Answer 1

Here is a chronological list of key events in the exploration of space, starting with the earliest:

1. 1944 - V-2 launch: The first successful long-range guided ballistic missile developed by Nazi Germany.
2. 1957 - Sputnik 1: The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, marking the beginning of the space age.
3. 1961 - Yuri Gagarin: The first human, a Soviet cosmonaut, completes an orbit around Earth aboard Vostok 1.
4. 1969 - Apollo 11: NASA successfully lands the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon.
5. 1975 - Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: The first international space mission, a collaboration between the USA and USSR.
6. 1981 - Space Shuttle Columbia: NASA launches the first space shuttle, marking the beginning of a new era in space transport.
7. 1998 - International Space Station (ISS): Construction begins on the ISS, a multinational collaborative project in low Earth orbit.
8. 2012 - Curiosity Rover: NASA's rover successfully lands on Mars, beginning its mission to explore the Martian surface.
9. 2020 - Mars 2020 (Perseverance Rover): NASA’s rover successfully lands and begins exploring the surface of Mars for signs of past life.

This timeline represents significant milestones in human space exploration and advances in technology.