Nefertari's Space Timeline By GraciePo1 Mar 16, 1926 Goddard's Rocket Oct 1, 1942 Wernher von Braun's V2 Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 Launched Jan 31, 1958 Explorer 1 Launched Jul 29, 1958 NASA Founded Apr 1, 1960 Launch of Tiros 1 Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin's First Trip to Space May 5, 1961 First American in Space Jul 10, 1962 Launch of TELSTAR Aug 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini 1 Launched Feb 21, 1967 Apollo 1 Launched Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 Launched Aug 17, 1970 Launch of Venera 7 May 14, 1973 Launch of Skylab Nov 1, 1973 Launch of MAriner 10 Aug 20, 1975 Launch of Viking 1 Sep 9, 1975 Launch of Vking 2 Aug 20, 1977 Launch of Voyager 2 Sep 5, 1977 Launch of Voyager 1 Apr 12, 1981 Space SHuttle First FLight May 4, 1989 'launch of magellan