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Fascinating Facts about - Space

This category is for fascinating facts about Space. The sub-categories include - Astronomy - Outer Space - Satellites - Space Exploration - The Planets.

 


Here is a random selection of fascinating facts about Space.

Astronomy - William Herschel
In 1781 William Herschel was the first person to discover a planet using a telescope. He located the planet Uranus.

Space Exploration - The First Woman In Space
The first woman to go into space was Valentina Tereshkova, a Russian cosmonaut. She orbited the earth in 1963.

The Planets - The Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and its nine orbiting planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Space Exploration - Mariner 2
Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to go to reach another planet. In December 1962, the unmanned American spacecraft flew past Venus.

Satellites - The First Satellite
The first satellite launched into space was Sputnik 1. It was launched by Russia on October 4, 1957.