Soviet space exploration 1957-1965 By Anna Serg Oct 4, 1957 soviet sputnic the first satellite was launched Nov 3, 1957 the first satellite with a dog was launched Aug 19, 1960 Belka and Strelka sent to space Apr 12, 1961 Gagarin`s flight to space Aug 6, 1961 Titov`s flight Jun 5, 1963 Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space Mar 18, 1965 Leonov, first walk in space