time line of space exploration By kb19704 Jan 1, 1608 First telescope Hans lippershey 1/1 1500s Jan 10, 1610 First Rocketship first rocketship Jun 14, 1947 The first animal to space The first animal was sent to space in 1947. june 14 1949 monkey. Aug 21, 1957 IBM was launched Apr 12, 1961 The first man in space Garagin Garagin was the first man in space. Apr 12, 1981 First resusable manned space craft Nov 12, 2014 First manmade probe to land on a comet
