The document summarizes human space exploration from the 1940s through the next several centuries. It outlines major milestones such as the first satellites launched by the Soviet Union and United States in the 1950s, the first human (Yuri Gagarin) in space in 1961, the first moon landing in 1969, the space shuttle program starting in 1981, and the Hubble space telescope launch in 1990. It then discusses future plans and predictions for continued exploration of Mars and beyond, including terraforming Mars beginning in 2110, the first manned mission to Jupiter's moons in 2085-2089, and achieving interstellar travel by 2150.

1. Humans In Space
PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
BY
HEATHER AVEDON AND JASON MILLER

2. 1940’s
 1942:
 German V2, designed by Wernher
Von Braun, reaches 100km from
Earth’s surface
 1947:
 fruit flies launched into space to test
the effects of space on animals
 1949:
 Albert 2, a Rhesus monkey, went 83
miles above earth in an American V2
rocket
German V-2

3. 1950’s
 1957:
 October 4: Soviet Union launches
Sputnik 1, first satellite to orbit Earth
 November 3: Sputnik 2 launches with a
dog, Laika, on board
 1958:
 January 31: U.S. launches Explorer 1
from Cape Canaveral, FL
 October: National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) created
 1959:
 Russian probe Luna 2 crash lands on
Sputnik moon

4. 1960’s
 1961:
 April 12: Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes
the first human to enter space and return
safely
 May 5: American Alan Shepard enters space
in the Freedom 7
 May 25: JFK announces goal of sending
astronauts to the moon by the end of the
decade
 1965:
 August 21: Gemini 5 launches with Gordon
Cooper and Charles Conrad on an 8 day
mission to test long term effects of space
exposure Gemini 5

5. 1960’s
 1966:
 May 30: Surveyor 1 makes a soft landing on the moon
 1967:
 January 27: 3 American astronauts killed during launch pad
test for mission AS-204
Surveyor 1

6. 1970’s
 1972:
 March 2: Pioneer 10 is the first probe to reach
beyond the asteroid belt and take pictures of
Jupiter
 1973:
 Russian space probe, Mars 2, explores Mars
 May 14: U.S. launches Skylab, experimental
space station
Skylab
 1975:
 July 15: first international manned
spaceflight, U.S. Apollo docks with Soviet Soyuz
space station

7. 1970’s
 1969:
 July 16: Apollo 11 launches, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz
Aldrin. They become the first men to step on the moon on July
20th
 1977:
 August 20: Voyager 2 launched to study Jupiter and
Saturn, they continue to send pictures back to Earth today
Aldrin saluting
the flag

8. 1980’s
 1981:
 April 12: Space shuttle Columbia’s
first launch. The space shuttle was
the first reusable aircraft
 1986:
 January 28: NASA Space shuttle,
Challenger, explodes shortly after
takeoff
Space Shuttle
 February 19: MIR space station Columbia launching
launches, first consistently
inhabited, long-term space station

9. 1990’s
 1990:
 April: Hubble telescope launched as a joint venture between
NASA and the European Space Agency
 1995:
 March 14: Astronaut Norman Thagard launched with
Cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Gennady Strekalov
aboard a Russian Soyuz to spend 115 days on Mir
Hubble
Telescope

10. 2000’s
 2004:
 January: Spirit and Opportunity arrive on the Martian
surface. They continue to explore the Red Planet today.
 2004:
 September 30: SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately
built craft to reach outer space.
Spirit Mars
rover

11. The Near Future: 2010s
 2015: First lunar tourist;
plans have already been set
in motion by “Space
Adventures, Ltd”. Physical
contact with the moon will
not be made, it will be
viewed from roughly 62
miles above the surface.
 2016: India’s first
scheduled manned flight
into space; first hotel in
space unveiled by Orbital
Technologies.

12. In Our Lifetime: 2020s – 2050s
 2032: First manned
mission to Mars.
 2042: First manned
missions to Phobos
and Deimos.
 2058: Radio
telescope constructed
on the moon.
 2059: Mars has a
permanent human
residence.

13. The Latter 21st Century: 2060s – 2090s
 2060: Mining operation underway on the moon. Helium-3 rich surface is important in
supplying power for fusion. Expansion is of beginning bases is expected by 2070.
 2085-2089: First manned flight to the Jovian system – the moons surrounding Jupiter.
 2095: First manned flight to the Saturnian system

14. The 22nd Century: 2100s
 2100-2149: Due to the rapid
growth of technological
advancements in space travel to
meet the demands of mining
corporations, the commercial
industry undergoes a
tremendous jump in
popularity, as it is less costly.
 2110: The process of
terraforming Mars begins.
 2130: Civilian moon settlement
plans are put into action.
 2150: Interstellar travel is
becoming realized; though, most
flights are unmanned by
humans.
 2170: First kilometer sized space
station is complete – home to
hundreds of humans.

15. The 23rd Century: 2200s
 2230: Antimatter fueled starships are developed, allowing
travel to other Earthlike planets up to one hundred light
years away.
 2260: Accelerated development of the solar system takes
hold.

16. The 24th to 28th Century: 2300s – 2700s
 2350-2500: The terraformation of Mars is
completed.
 2700: Venus’ terraformation has been completed.

17. Beyond the 28th Century…
 1,000,000 CE: Faster-than-light travel is possible
at this point in time; multiple galaxies have been
explored and numerous forms of extraterrestrial life
have been encountered.

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