Space Exploration Timeline

By s-jsundsten

  • Sputnik Program

    The Sputnik Program was created by Russia to try to get an object into orbit. The Sputnik Program also sent a dog named Laika into space.

  • Mercury Program

    The Mercury Program was created by the United States to get a man into space and research his capabilities and limits.

  • Mariner I Rocket

  • Gemini Program

    The Gemini Program was run by the United States to further explore a human's psychological behavior in space.

  • Mariner VIII Rocket

  • Pioneer Program

  • Mariner X Rocket

  • Viking Probes

    The Viking Probes landed on Mars to explore its terrain and look for any signs of life.

  • Voyager Probes

    The Voyager Probes went to different planets doing fly-bys and orbits while taking photographs the whole time.

  • Space Shuttle Program

    The Space Shuttle Program was designed to bring a human into space, and be able to land and come back to Earth to be reused.

  • Magellan Mission

  • Galileo Mission

  • Hubble Telescope

    The Hubble Telescope was built to be sent into deep space and photograph the outer portions of our solar system.

  • Cassini Mission

  • Space Station

    The International Space Station was created to dock a station on the Moon that humans could live and research in.

  • Spirit Rover

    The Mars Rovers were built to land on and explore Mars to look for any signs of life, and to analyze any material on Mars.

  • Opportunity Rover

    The Mars Rovers were built to land on and explore Mars to look for any signs of life, and to analyze any material on Mars.

  • Curiosity Rover

    The Mars Rovers were built to land on and explore Mars to look for any signs of life, and to analyze any material on Mars.