Space Exploration By danielhess101 Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 launched into orbit Nov 3, 1957 First animal launched into Space Sep 14, 1959 Luna 2 landed on the moon Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth Jun 16, 1963 Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman in space Mar 18, 1965 First space walk by Aleksey Leonov Jul 20, 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon Dec 2, 1971 First space craft to land on Mars Apr 12, 1981 First reusable spacecraft launched Apr 25, 1990 First Space Telescope launched
