Space Exploration timeline.

Period: Jan 1, 1957 to Dec 31, 2030

Space Exploration
Sep 12, 1957

First Luna Impact
Oct 4, 1957

First Earth Orbiter
Apr 12, 1961

First Manned Earth Orbiter
Aug 27, 1962

First Venus Fly By and First Successful planetary Encounter
Nov 28, 1964

First Mars Fly By
Nov 16, 1965

First Venus Impact
Jan 31, 1966

First Luna Lander
Jun 12, 1967

First Venus Atmostpheic Probe
Sep 15, 1968

First Luna Fly By and Return to Earth
Dec 21, 1968

First Manned Luna Orbiter
Jul 16, 1969

First Manned Luna Landing
Aug 17, 1970

First Venus Lander
May 30, 1971

First Mars Orbiter
Mar 3, 1972

First Jupiter Fly By
Apr 5, 1973

First Saturn Fly By
Nov 4, 1973

First Mercury Fly By
Jun 8, 1975

First Venus orbiter and lander; first images from surface of Venus
Jan 15, 1976

Closest solar approach
Aug 20, 1977

First Uranus/Neptune Fly BY
Aug 12, 1978

First Comet Fly By
Oct 18, 1989

first Asteroid fly By, first Asteroid Moon discovery, First Jupiter orbiter/atmospheric probe/largest moons flybys
Feb 17, 1997

first near-Earth asteroid flyby, first asteroid orbit and first asteroid landing
Oct 15, 1997

First Saturn Orbiter and First Titan Lander
Feb 7, 1999

First comet coma sample return
Aug 8, 2001

First solar wind sample return
Jan 12, 2005

First comet impact
Jan 19, 2006

First Pluto/Charon and Kuiper Belt flyby
Jun 3, 2011

Late 2011/Early 2012 Photo's Sampler Return, Mars Orbiter
May 1, 2012

Luna Orbiter
Jun 3, 2013

Moon Lander
Jun 3, 2014

Luna Orbiter/Lander/Rover
Jun 3, 2015

Luna Orbiter/Lander/Surface Sample Return

Space Exploration

First Luna Impact

First Earth Orbiter

First Manned Earth Orbiter

First Venus Fly By and First Successful planetary Encounter

First Mars Fly By

First Venus Impact

First Luna Lander

First Venus Atmostpheic Probe

First Luna Fly By and Return to Earth

First Manned Luna Orbiter

First Manned Luna Landing

First Venus Lander

First Mars Orbiter

First Jupiter Fly By

First Saturn Fly By

First Mercury Fly By

First Venus orbiter and lander; first images from surface of Venus

Closest solar approach

First Uranus/Neptune Fly BY

First Comet Fly By

first Asteroid fly By, first Asteroid Moon discovery, First Jupiter orbiter/atmospheric probe/largest moons flybys

first near-Earth asteroid flyby, first asteroid orbit and first asteroid landing

First Saturn Orbiter and First Titan Lander

First comet coma sample return

First solar wind sample return

First comet impact

First Pluto/Charon and Kuiper Belt flyby

Late 2011/Early 2012 Photo's Sampler Return, Mars Orbiter

Luna Orbiter

Moon Lander

Luna Orbiter/Lander/Rover

Luna Orbiter/Lander/Surface Sample Return