Space Exploration Accomplishments By X.xAcid.BurnX.x Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik Nov 2, 1957 Sputnik 2 Aug 21, 1959 Project Mercury Mar 11, 1960 Pioneer 5 Jul 22, 1962 Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini May 14, 1973 Skylab Space Station Sep 9, 1975 Viking 1 Aug 7, 1976 Viking 2 Sep 5, 1977 Voyager 1 Apr 12, 1981 Space Shuttle Oct 13, 1981 Venera 13 May 4, 1989 Magellan Oct 18, 1989 Galileo Atlantis spacecraft which carried the galileo was launched. Apr 24, 1990 Hubble Feb 17, 1996 N.E.A.R Aug 20, 1997 Voyager 2 Apr 26, 1998 Cassini Mission Aug 8, 2001 Genesis Jun 10, 2003 Mars Rover