US Space Program By lghager Period: Jan 1, 1961 to May 31, 2000 Americans in space May 25, 1961 Kennedy commits nation to putting a man on the moon Feb 20, 1962 John Glenn orbits the Earth Jul 20, 1969 Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin land on the moon Nov 14, 1971 American ship maintains orbit around Mars Jul 15, 1975 US/USSR manned mission, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Jul 20, 1976 Photos and soil samples of Mars- Viking Lander Apr 12, 1981 First reusable manned spacecraft Feb 7, 1984 Bruce McCandless has first untethered spacewalk Jul 4, 1997 First operational rover on another planet - Mars Pathfinder
