Space Exploration Timeline By Kaykay_02H Mar 16, 1926 Goddard's Rocket Period: Mar 16, 1926 to Mar 6, 2009 Space Exploration TimeSpan Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik First Launched Feb 1, 1958 Explorer 1 Launch Jul 29, 1958 NASA Founded Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin's first trip to space May 5, 1961 First American in Space Jul 10, 1962 Launch of TELSTAR Aug 27, 1962 Lauch fo Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini 1 Launch Apr 16, 1964 Whernher von Braun's V2 Feb 21, 1967 Apollo 1 Launch Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 Launched Aug 17, 1970 Launch of Venera Aug 20, 1977 Launch of Voyager 2 Apr 12, 1981 Space Shuttle First Flight May 4, 1989 Launch of Magellan Apr 24, 1990 Launch of Hubble Telescope Oct 15, 1997 Launch of Cassini Nov 20, 1998 Launch of International Space Station Mar 6, 2009 Launch of Kepler Telescope
