Timeline: Science Exploration Project | Timetoast

Period: Oct 4, 1960 to May 1, 1961

Sputnik Program

The first man to enter space and come back. Got the USA involved in space programs
Period: Feb 13, 1961 to Feb 13, 1981

The Vinera Probes

Studies on Venus
Period: Feb 13, 1961 to Jan 1, 2012

Program durations
Period: Apr 3, 1962 to Apr 3, 1974

Mariner Program

Sent out to orbit other planets and learn obout their atomosphere
Period: Apr 3, 1971 to Aug 6, 2012

Mars Rovers

This wasnt actually launched on April 3rd. Discovered water channels on Mars.
Period: Aug 20, 1975 to Jun 19, 1976

Viking

First high definition pictures of Mars.
Aug 20, 1977

Voyager Probes

First manmade object to go into space and they are still working today.
Period: Oct 15, 1977 to Jan 14, 2005

Cassini

Saturn moon elxploration.This orbited theTitan (one of saturn's moon's) 75 times.
Period: Apr 12, 1981 to Apr 5, 2012

Space Shuttle

Retired after 135 missions in 2012. First reusable space shuttle.
Period: Nov 20, 1988 to Apr 5, 2013

Space Stations

It was a space test to see how long a person could stay in space.
Period: May 5, 1989 to Aug 10, 1990

Magellan

This mission was to learn about Venus and its surface. The launch day is not correct.
Period: Oct 18, 1989 to Apr 5, 1995

Galileo

Landed on Jupiter, sent to explore and learn more about Jupiter.
Period: Apr 24, 1990 to Apr 5, 2013

Hubble Space Craft

A telescope that can see deep into space.
Period: Mar 1, 1996 to Dec 5, 1999

NEAR

Not correct ending day. It was to answer questions about nature and information on Earth's objects.
Period: Aug 8, 2001 to Sep 8, 2004

Genesis Program

This was a no man mission, it was a study of the sun and its rays