Science Timeline By CameronEpperson Period: Oct 1, 1957 to Dec 31, 2013 Space Timeline Timespan Oct 7, 1957 Mercury started their Project Apr 15, 1960 Wheat program was active Jan 4, 1962 Mariner Program Started May 16, 1962 Mariner Launched Jan 3, 1967 Gemini project Started Oct 4, 1967 Sputnik first Launch Aug 18, 1973 Probes visited Venus Aug 20, 1976 Launched Viking into Space Dec 16, 1985 Hubble Telescope put Together Apr 16, 1986 Launch of Hubble Space Telescope May 4, 1989 Magellan Spacecraft Launch Oct 5, 1989 Space Probe Launched Aug 10, 1990 Magellan arrived on Venus Jun 1, 1995 Galileo Space Program May 16, 1996 The Challenger Exploded Oct 15, 1997 Casini left for Saturn. Apr 3, 2000 Information about Mars Aug 21, 2001 Genesis Spacecraft First Launched Jul 7, 2003 Exploration Mars Launched Apr 23, 2013 Gemini launched Jul 29, 2013 NASA is now a 55 year old agency