History of NASA timeline.

Jun 2, 1952

First unmanned probe to be put into orbit around another celestial body
Jan 23, 1957

United States Launches first artificial satellite
Oct 4, 1957

Soviet Union launches first artificial satellite
Jan 23, 1958

NASA established
Period: Jan 1, 1961 to Jan 23, 1972

Apollo Program
Apr 12, 1961

First human in space
May 5, 1961

First american in space
Jan 23, 1962

First American to orbit earth
Jan 23, 1962

First planetary flyby
Jan 23, 1963

President Kennedy assassinated
Jun 16, 1963

First Female in Space
Sep 7, 1963

Nikita Khrushchev is First Secretary of Communist Party
Jan 23, 1965

First ever spacewalk
Jun 3, 1965

First American Spacewalk

Gemini 4 Flight
Jan 23, 1968

First manned space craft to orbit another celestial body
Jan 23, 1969

First humans on the moon
Jan 23, 1973

Only space station launched into orbit solely by United States
Apr 23, 1973

First commercially available mobile phone
Jan 23, 1974

First Gravity assist maneuver
Jan 23, 1975

First joint flight mission of US and Soviet Space programs
Jan 23, 1975

Lander designed to study a planet from the surface
Jan 23, 1976

First successful mission to send a rover to a planet
Jan 23, 1977

Farthest Probe from Earth
Jan 23, 1979

Skylab burns up in Earth's atmosphere
Jan 23, 1981

Ronald Reagan is President of United States
Apr 12, 1981

First space shuttle to launch
Jan 23, 1983

First American Female in space
Nov 20, 1985

International Space Station
Jan 23, 1986

Challenger Disaster
Nov 20, 1988

Microsoft releases Windows
Nov 9, 1989

Fall of Berlin Wall
Apr 24, 1990

Launch of Hubble Space Telescope
Jan 23, 1991

Fall of Communist Government in Russia
Period: Jan 23, 1994 to Jan 23, 2020

Shuttle-Mir Missions
Jan 23, 1996

Public interest in the internet grows
Jan 23, 2001

Original Mir Space Station burns up in re-entry
Oct 23, 2001

First iPod released
Feb 1, 2003

Columbia Disaster
Jan 23, 2004

Facebook website launched
Jan 23, 2004

Mars exploration rover mission
Jan 19, 2006

Fastest launch speed ever recorded
Jan 23, 2006

Fastest Space Craft speed
Jan 23, 2008

First pictures from a planet

First unmanned probe to be put into orbit around another celestial body

United States Launches first artificial satellite

Soviet Union launches first artificial satellite

NASA established

Apollo Program

First human in space

First american in space

First American to orbit earth

First planetary flyby

President Kennedy assassinated

First Female in Space

Nikita Khrushchev is First Secretary of Communist Party

First ever spacewalk

First American Spacewalk

First manned space craft to orbit another celestial body

First humans on the moon

Only space station launched into orbit solely by United States

First commercially available mobile phone

First Gravity assist maneuver

First joint flight mission of US and Soviet Space programs

Lander designed to study a planet from the surface

First successful mission to send a rover to a planet

Farthest Probe from Earth

Skylab burns up in Earth's atmosphere

Ronald Reagan is President of United States

First space shuttle to launch

First American Female in space

International Space Station

Challenger Disaster

Microsoft releases Windows

Fall of Berlin Wall

Launch of Hubble Space Telescope

Fall of Communist Government in Russia

Shuttle-Mir Missions

Public interest in the internet grows

Original Mir Space Station burns up in re-entry

First iPod released

Columbia Disaster

Facebook website launched

Mars exploration rover mission

Fastest launch speed ever recorded

Fastest Space Craft speed

First pictures from a planet