Space Exploration Timeline 1958-1980

Space Exploration 1958-1980

Period: Jan 1, 1958 to Dec 31, 1980

NASA

Oct 1, 1958

NASA(stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was formed in the U.S.

First Man In Space

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter space.

First Planetary Flyby

Dec 14, 1963

A spacecraft flew by Venus, becoming the first ever planetary flyby.

First Spacewalk

Mar 18, 1965

First spacewalk outside of a vehicle in space.

First Space Docking

Mar 16, 1966

Gemini 8 was the first spacecraft to successfully dock to a different spacecraft.

First Human On The Moon

Jul 21, 1968

Neil Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon.

First Lunar Rover

Jul 26, 1971

The first rover explored the Moon's surface.

Skylab

May 14, 1973

First peice of Skylab was launched into space. It was the first United States space station.

Apollo-Soyuz

Jul 15, 1975

The first international pioleted mission was by an Apollo spacecraft and a Russian spacecraft (Soyuz).

First Mars Landing

Aug 30, 1975

The first rover (Viking 1) landed on the planet Mars.