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The first space exploration took place in 1957 with the launch of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1. It marked the beginning of the space age and opened the door to further exploration of outer space.
There are a variety of countries that have gotten started in space exploration. The first two countries to explore this possibility were the United States and the U.S.S.R.
There are many many careers in space exploration. Astronaut usually comes to mind first but there are many engineering and science careers on the ground as well.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, first proposed the idea of using rockets for space exploration in the early 1900s. His work laid the foundation for modern astronautics.
Rockets lift the astronauts into space to do their exploration.