Space Exploration By jad4td606 May 16, 1926 Goddards rocket Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 is launched Feb 1, 1958 Explorer 1 is launched Jul 28, 1958 NASA is founded Apr 1, 1960 Launch of Tiros 1 Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin first man in 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 Apllo 1 launch Jul 16, 1969 Apllo 11 launch May 14, 1973 Launch of Skylab Nov 3, 1973 Launch of mariner 10 Aug 20, 1975 Launch of Viking 1 Sep 9, 1975 Launch of Viking 1 Aug 17, 1977 Launch of verera 7 Aug 20, 1977 Launch of Voyager 1 Aug 20, 1977 Launch of voyager 2 Sep 5, 1977 Launch of voyager 1 Apr 12, 1981 Space shuttle first flight