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If you mean by observation, pretty much since man could draw. There are detailed "maps" of star patterns in languages too old for us to read, and there are pre-Judeo-Christian models of the night sky. Moon gods are a common religious theme - pretty much forever.
If you mean physically, NASA's space program was initiated during Kennedy's administration in response to the Soviets. Why? We wanted to be there first, and technically we were (at least, on the moon.)
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When was the first space shuttle flight?
The first flight into space for a shuttle was on April 12, 1981 as mission STS - 1, with John Young and Robert Crippen on-board Columbia.The space shuttle Enterprise, which was never intended for flight into space, first flew on 12 August 1977 at the start of a number of non-space test flights.
When did people start living on the International Space Station?
The crew of Expedition 1, Yuri Gidzenko, Sergei Krikalev, and William Shepherd, were the first residents of the ISS and arrived on November 2, 2000.
When did they start building the space station?
The International Space Station was first started being built in 1998. It is the largest artificial orbit in space and sometimes at the right time can be seen by the naked eye.
The event that marked the start of the space age was?
the launch of the first modules of the international space station in 1998 Answer 2 I would have thought it was when the Russians launched the first man into orbit, Yuri Gagarin. This was years before the space station on 12th April 1961. Answer 3 According to reference books, the event that marked the start of the space age was the launch of Sputnik 1, which was the first human made object to ever orbit the Earth in 1957. Since then, humankind has achieved many feats in space!
Will NASA send any people to mars?
We can only hope! Well first they are working on the constalation thing and then they will start sending rockets to mars for prep. for people going to mars. For a even better explanation going to Kennedy space center located near Cocoa beach Florida.P.S. Kennedy space center is really coolFrom:WikiAnswerQuestion:Will NASA sendany people to Mars?
When did people start exploring Mars?
the first space craft to land on mars was the mars two lander (USSR). it failed duing desent
When did people start exploring Australia?
Apart from the first sea explorers who landed on Australia's shores, people began exploring Australia from the the first year that European settlement began. Governor Arthur Phillip first began exploring beyond Sydney in April 1788, and numerous other explorers followed after him.
When did people start exploring the ocean for scientific purposes?
in 1768
When did people start exploring Antarctica?
The early 1900's
When did Samuel de Champlain start exploring?
his first voyage was 1601
How did Da Gama become interested in exploring?
when did vasco start exploring? when did vasco start exploring?
What year Giovanni da verrazano start exploring?
what year did Giovanni da verazzano start exploring
What country was the first to start exploring the rest of the world?
Ancient Greece (or Hellas, Greece's ancient name).
How did map making start?
Europeans created maps first so they will know where they are going when they were exploring North America.
what state did samual de champlain start exploring from?
He started exploring in North America
What year did Magellan start exploring?
in 1505 Ferdinand started exploring and then he went 4 a voyage
What year did Vasco da Gama start exploring and what year did he stop exploring?
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