Launching 1st satellite By longj79 Period: Jan 1, 1956 to Jan 1, 2004 Space History Oct 4, 1957 Soviets launch satellite Sputnik I into orbit Feb 1, 1958 1st satellite launched US launched satellite Explorer 1 into orbit Jul 29, 1958 NASA was created Apr 12, 1961 Soviets send first human into space May 1, 1961 Apollo Program was announced May 5, 1961 1st American in Space Alan Shepard was the first american into space. Feb 20, 1962 1st American to orbit earth Jul 16, 1969 3 American astronauts circled the moon Mar 10, 2001 Soviet space station MIR fell to earth Jul 2, 2003 European Space Agency sent spacecraft to orbit moon
