Space and Rocket History By trumpet_chica Mar 16, 1926 Goddard's Rocket Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 Feb 1, 1958 Explorer 1 Apr 1, 1960 Tiros-1 Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin's first orbit May 5, 1961 First American In Space Jul 10, 1962 TELSTAR Aug 27, 1962 Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini 1 Feb 21, 1967 Apollo 1 Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 Aug 17, 1970 Venera 7 May 14, 1973 Skylab Nov 3, 1973 Mariner 10 Aug 20, 1975 Viking 1 Sep 9, 1975 Vikining 2 Aug 20, 1977 Voyager 2 Sep 5, 1977 Voyager 1 Apr 12, 1981 Space Shuttle First Flight May 4, 1989 Megallan Apr 24, 1990 Hubble Telescope Oct 15, 1997 Cassini Nov 2, 1998 International Space Station Jul 7, 2003 Mars Opportunity Launch Mar 7, 2009 Kepler Telescope Nov 26, 2011 Mars Curiosity Launch