Space Exploration Timeline By s-cyin Period: Oct 1, 1957 to Jan 31, 2013 Space Exploration Timeline Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik Lauch http://www.history.com/photos/space-race/photo1 Jul 21, 1961 Mercury First Flight http://blog.al.com/space-news/2009/09/nasa_aims_to_refine_mercury_pr.html Jul 22, 1962 Mariner 1 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mariner.html Oct 2, 1964 Akmaz (Space Stations) http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/us/nasa-international-space-station May 8, 1971 Mariner 8 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/mars/mariner.html Mar 2, 1972 Pioneer 10 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1973-019A Jul 26, 1972 Space Shuttle Idea Started http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/system/system_STS.html Apr 5, 1973 Pioneer 11 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1973-019A Sep 9, 1975 Viking 1 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1975-075A Aug 7, 1976 Viking 2 Launch http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1975-075A Aug 20, 1977 Voyager 2 Probe Launch http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/ Sep 5, 1977 Voyager 1 Probe Launch http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/ May 4, 1989 Magellan Probe Launch http://northessexastro.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/spacecraft-modelmaking-magellan/ Oct 18, 1989 Gallileo Launch http://www2.astro.psu.edu/users/niel/astro1/slideshows/class39/slides-39.html Apr 24, 1990 Hubble Launch http://www.cosmos4kids.com/extras/dtop_craft/hubble.html Aug 10, 1990 Magellan Probe Arrival http://northessexastro.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/spacecraft-modelmaking-magellan/ Oct 15, 1997 Cassini Laucnh http://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2012/12/from-cassini-for-holidays-splendor.html Jun 10, 2003 Mars Exploration (Spirit) Laucnh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg Jul 7, 2003 Mars Exploration (Oppurtunity) Launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg Nov 26, 2011 Mars Exploration (Curiousity) Launch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Mars_Rover.jpg
