Timeline: Carrera Espacial By GerardPeiroPorras Period: Mar 23, 1912 to Jun 16, 1977 Von Braun Period: Jul 18, 1921 to Dec 8, 2016 John Glenn May 30, 1934 Aleskei Leonov Jun 13, 1942 Coets V2 1945 Operació Paperclip Oct 4, 1957 Programa Sputnik Nov 3, 1957 Laika Jul 29, 1958 NASA Aug 7, 1959 Programa Explorer Apr 12, 1961 Yuri Gagarin May 5, 1961 Càpsula Mercury Period: Oct 27, 1961 to Dec 19, 1972 Programa Apolo Feb 20, 1962 Alan Shepard Period: Jul 22, 1962 to Nov 3, 1973 Operació Mariner Jun 16, 1963 Valentina Tereshkova Apr 23, 1967 Soyuz Period: Mar 3, 1969 to Mar 13, 1969 Apolo IX Jul 21, 1969 Armstrong Period: Apr 11, 1970 to Apr 17, 1970 Apolo XIII Period: Apr 19, 1971 to Mar 13, 1986 Programa Saliut Period: Dec 7, 1972 to Dec 19, 1972 Apolo XVII May 14, 1973 Skylab 1975 ESA Aug 20, 1975 Programa Viking Sep 5, 1977 Voyager Period: Apr 12, 1981 to Jul 8, 2011 Transbordador espacial (STS) Period: Apr 12, 1981 to Feb 1, 2003 Transbordador Columbia Period: Apr 4, 1983 to Jan 28, 1986 Challenger Period: Feb 19, 1986 to Mar 23, 2001 MIR Feb 25, 1992 Roscosmos Dec 4, 1996 Pathfinder Nov 20, 1998 Estació Espacial Internacional (ISS)