Space Exploration By Brunoresendiz Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik1, the first man-made object to orbit Earth, is launched by the USSR Jan 31, 1958 Explorer 1 is the first U.S. Satellite to orbit Earth Apr 12, 1961 Volstok 1 is launched by the USSR carring Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin May 5, 1961 Project mercury carries Alan Shepard into space as the first U.S. Astronaut Feb 20, 1962 John Glenn is the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth Mar 23, 1965 Project Gemini launche the first U.S. two crew into space Dec 21, 1968 Apollo 8 leaves Earth's orbit and circles the moon Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 lands on the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin walk walk on the Moon. May 14, 1973 Project Skylab is launched by the U.S. Sep 3, 1976 Viking 2, launched by the U.S. lands on Mars Apr 24, 1981 The Hebble Space Telescope is launched Apr 12, 1990 First mission of the U.S. Space shuttle Sep 8, 1992 First evidence of a planet outside our solar system is obtained. Jul 4, 1997 Pathfinder land on mars. Color images of the surface and data on the rocks and soil are collected Nov 20, 1998 Construction begins on the Interntional Space Station
