Space Exploration Timeline By Alexis Torres Mar 19, 1610 The first spotting of moons by Galileo. Mar 16, 1926 First liquid fueled rocket is launched. Jul 17, 1929 First personal rocket is launched. Mar 14, 1931 German liquid rockets are in development. Aug 18, 1933 Soviet Union launches their first rocket. Oct 24, 1946 Captured US rocket. Feb 20, 1947 Fruit flies in orbit. May 15, 1957 First ballistic missile. Oct 4, 1957 First satellite Nov 3, 1957 Space dog Laika. Jan 2, 1959 Solar Winds Aug 14, 1959 First picture of Earth from a satellite Aug 18, 1959 First rocket launched by the USSR Aug 19, 1960 First humans and animals return home Jun 16, 1963 First woman in space Jul 16, 1965 Discovery of Mars Feb 8, 1966 Moon satellite Jul 20, 1969 Humans on the moon Dec 2, 1971 Mars landing Apr 12, 1981 Recycled spacecraft Dec 31, 1983 Out of our galaxy Apr 24, 1990 Milky Way picture Feb 8, 1992 Sun orbit. Feb 6, 1995 Longest time in orbit. Feb 15, 2000 Asteroid orbit Feb 12, 2001 Asteroid landing. Mar 6, 2009 First space telescope launched to research the other planets. Mar 4, 2010 Asteroid sediment Jun 7, 2015 Space station in space Jul 6, 2015 Hubble telescope gets replaced.