The Solar System
( Distances shown are the distances from the sun, in miles )
Mercury ( 36 million )
Venus ( 67.2 million )
Earth ( 93 million )
Mars ( 141.6 million )
Jupiter ( 483.6 million )
Saturn ( 886.7 million )
Uranus ( 1784 million )
Neptune ( 2794.4 )
Pluto ( 3674.5 million )
( The Solar System is as much mine as anybody else's. Pluto lives on !! )
Space Trivia
The first artificial satellite to go into outer space was ::
Sputnik 1 "Спутник-1"
Launched on October 4th 1957
The first living creature to go into space was Laika a stray dog, adopted by the Russian Space Agency. It was said to have died of stress and overheating a few hours after the launch.
Launched on November 1957.
The first human male launched into space was Yuri Gagarin.
Launch date 12th April 1961..
Gagarin died in a plane crash on the 27th March 1968.
The first woman in space was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
Launch date 16th June 1963.
The first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong.He placed his left foot on the moons surface at 2:56 UTC on July 21st 1969.
The closest star to Earth is Proxima Centauri, one of 3 stars in the Alpha Centauri system.
