Space Exploration Timeline By GraciePo1 Mar 16, 1926 Goddard's Rocket Oct 1, 1942 Wernher von Braun's V-2 (Test flight) Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 Launched Feb 1, 1958 Explorer 1 Launched Jul 29, 1958 NASA founded Apr 1, 1960 Launch of Tiros 1 Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin's 1st Space Trip May 5, 1961 First American in Space Alan Sheperd Jul 10, 1962 Launch of TELSTAR Aug 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini 1 Launched Feb 21, 1967 Apollo 1 Launch Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 Launch Aug 17, 1970 Launch of Venera 7 May 14, 1973 Launch of Skylab Nov 3, 1973 Launch of Mariner 10 Aug 20, 1975 Launch of Viking 1 Sep 9, 1975 Launch of Viking 2 Aug 20, 1977 Launch of Voyager 2 Sep 5, 1977 Launch of Voyager 1 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 Jul 7, 2003 Mars Oppurtunity Launch Mar 7, 2009 Launch of Kepler Telescope Nov 26, 2011 Mars Curiosity Launch