Space Exploration Timeline

Soviets Launch Spudnick 1 Into Space

Oct 4, 1957

Spudnick 1 Is the first artificial satellite to be shot up in space.

Soviets Launch Spudnick 2 Into Space.

Nov 3, 1957

Sputnik 2 is the second spacecraft lanched into eaths orbit and it was also the first biological spacecraft.

Explorer 1 The First American Satilite Into space.

Jan 31, 1958

In Explorer 1 it carried scientific equipment and thats what lead to discovery to Van Allen's radiation belt.

Vanguard 1

Mar 17, 1958

Vanguard 1 is lanched into space and has orbited for three years.

Pioneer 1

Oct 11, 1958

Pioneer 1 is lanched into space and it reaches a height of 70,700 miles.

Luna1 was launched by the USSR.

Jan 2, 1959

Luna 1 is the first man made rocket to be launched up into space.

Mercury Seven

Apr 2, 1959

The mercury seven astronauts are selected by NASA.

Luna 2 is launched into space.

Sep 12, 1959

It impacted the moon on september 13 this is the first man made rocket to do so.

Luna 3

Oct 4, 1959

Luna 3 orbited the moon and got photographs of 70% of it's surface.

Tiros 1

Apr 1, 1960

Tiros 1 is the first weather satellite to be successful.