Space Exploration By carleyb2002 Mar 16, 1926 Goddard's Rocket Feb 1, 1958 Explorer 1 launched Jul 4, 1958 Sputnik 1 launched Jul 29, 1958 NASA Founded Apr 1, 1960 Launch of Tiros 1 Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarni'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 launch Feb 21, 1967 Apollo 1 launch Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 launch Aug 17, 1970 Launch of Venera 7 May 14, 1973 Launch of Skylab Nov 3, 1973 Launch of Mariner 10 Aug 20, 1975 Launch of Viking 1 Sep 20, 1975 Launch of Viking 2 Sep 5, 1977 Launch of Voyager 2 Sep 5, 1977 Launch of Voyager 1 Apr 12, 1981 Space Shuttle First Flight