Space Exploration

First Earth Orbiter

Oct 4, 1957

First Lunar Impact

Sep 12, 1959

First images of far side moon

Oct 4, 1959

First manned Earth orbiter

Apr 12, 1961

First successful Venus flyby and first successful planetary encounter

Aug 27, 1962

First Mars flyby

Nov 28, 1964

First lunar lander

Jan 31, 1966

First lunar orbiter

Mar 31, 1966

First Venus atmospheric probe

Jun 12, 1967

First lunar flyby and return to Earth

Sep 15, 1968

First manned lunar orbiter

Dec 21, 1968

First manned lunar Landing

Jul 16, 1969

First Venus lander

Aug 17, 1970

First robotic lunar sample return

Sep 12, 1970

First lunar rover

Nov 10, 1970

first Mars impact

May 19, 1971

first Mars lander (short-lived) and first Mars atmospheric probe

May 28, 1971

First Mars orbiter

May 30, 1971

First Jupiter flyby

Mar 3, 1972

first Saturn flyby

Apr 5, 1973