Space launch By maxyman21 Oct 3, 1942 Wernher von Braun's V2 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 first trip to space May 5, 1961 First American in space Mar 16, 1962 Goddard's rocket Jul 10, 1962 Launch TELSTAR Aug 27, 1962 Launch of Mariner 2 Apr 8, 1964 Gemini 1 launched Jan 27, 1967 Apollo 1 launched Jul 16, 1969 Apollo 11 launched 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