Space Exploration Timeline

Space Exploration Timeline

Period: Oct 1, 1957 to Jan 31, 2013

Sputnik Lauch

Oct 4, 1957

http://www.history.com/photos/space-race/photo1

Mercury First Flight

Jul 21, 1961

http://blog.al.com/space-news/2009/09/nasa_aims_to_refine_mercury_pr.html

Mariner 1 Launch

Jul 22, 1962

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mariner.html

Akmaz (Space Stations)

Oct 2, 1964

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/us/nasa-international-space-station

Mariner 8 Launch

May 8, 1971

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mariner.html

Pioneer 10 Launch

Mar 2, 1972

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1973-019A

Space Shuttle Idea Started

Jul 26, 1972

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/system/system_STS.html

Pioneer 11 Launch

Apr 5, 1973

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1973-019A

Viking 1 Launch

Sep 9, 1975

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1975-075A

Viking 2 Launch

Aug 7, 1976

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1975-075A

Voyager 2 Probe Launch

Aug 20, 1977

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/

Voyager 1 Probe Launch

Sep 5, 1977

http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/

Magellan Probe Launch

May 4, 1989

http://northessexastro.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/spacecraft-modelmaking-magellan/

Gallileo Launch

Oct 18, 1989

http://www2.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/astro1/slideshows/class39/slides-39.html

Hubble Launch

Apr 24, 1990

http://www.cosmos4kids.com/extras/dtop_craft/hubble.html

Magellan Probe Arrival

Aug 10, 1990

http://northessexastro.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/spacecraft-modelmaking-magellan/

Cassini Laucnh

Oct 15, 1997

http://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2012/12/from-cassini-for-holidays-splendor.html

Mars Exploration (Spirit) Laucnh

Jun 10, 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg

Mars Exploration (Oppurtunity) Launch

Jul 7, 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg

Mars Exploration (Curiousity) Launch

Nov 26, 2011

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg