Space Exporation

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    Mission

  • Sputnik Launch

    Sputnik Launch
    Sputnik was launched on October 4th, 1957
  • Pioneer First Launch

    Pioneer First Launch
    The 1st time was on August 17, 1958 for the Pioneer
  • Venera Probes

    Venera Probes
    First launch on February 12, 1961
  • Mercury Launch

    Mercury Launch
    Mercury was launched on May 5th, 1961
  • Gemini Launch

    Gemini Launch
    Gemini was launched on May 25th, 1961
  • Mariner 1 Launch

    Mariner 1 was launched on July 22nd, 1962
  • Mariner 2 Launch

    Mariner 2 launched on August 27th, 1962 was successful
  • Mariner 4 Launch

    Mariner 4 was launch on November 28th, 1964
  • Mariner 5 Launch

    Mariner 5 launched June 14th, 1967
  • Mariner 9 Launch

    Mariner 9 was launched on May 30th, 1971
  • Mariner 10

    Mariner 10 flew by Venus and continued on Mercury
  • Viking 1 Launch

    Viking 1 was launched on August 20, 1975
  • Viking 2 Launch

    Viking 2 was launched on September 9, 1975
  • Viking 1 Reach Mars

    Viking 1 reached Mars on June 19, 1976
  • Viking 2 Reach Mars

    Viking 2 reached Mars on August 7, 1976
  • Voyager 1 Probe Launch

    Voyager 1 was launch on August 20th, 1977
  • Voyager 2 Probe Launch

    Voyager 2 was launch on September 5th, 1977
  • The Cassini Mission Launch

    The Cassini Mission was launch on October 15th, 1977
  • Congress

    In 1978 Congress gave NASA $36 million
  • Last Pioneer Sent

    The last time they sent a pioneer was on August 8, 1978
  • Space Shuttle Launch

    The Space Shuttle's first launch was on April 12th, 1981
  • Venera Probes

    Final mission launched on June 7, 1983
  • Name of Hubble

    The space telescope was named Hubble in 1984
  • Magellan Spacecraft Launch

    Magellan launch in Cape Canaveral
  • Galileo Spacecraft Launch

    The Spacecraft was lauched on October 18, 1989.
  • The Hubble Launch

    The Hubble was launched on April 24, 1990
  • Magellan Spacecraft Arrival

    Magellan arrived on Venus
  • Magellan Crashed on Earth

    It was commanded to crash on October 12th, 1994
  • The Spacecraft Near Its Destination

    The Craft near its destination September 1995
  • Galileo Becomes the First

    On December 7, 1995 Galileo becomes the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter. It was the entry date into Jupiter's atmosphere.
  • NEAR Launched Period

    NEAR was launched on February 17, 1996 to March 1, 1996
  • Sojourner Land

    Sojourner landed July 4, 1997
  • End Of Nominal Mission

    End of Nominal Mission December 1999
  • Expedition 1 Launch

    Expedition 1 launched October 31, 2000. It was in orbit for 141 days.
  • Expedition 1 Landed

    The Expedition landed on March 21, 2001. It was in the National Space Station for 136 days.
  • Genesis Spacecraft Launch

    The Genesis Spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral
  • Spirit launch

    Spirit launched June 10, 2003
  • Opportunity Launch

    Opportunity was launched on July 7, 2003
  • Spirit Landed

    Spirit Landed January 4, 2004
  • Opportunity Landed

    Opportunity landed on January 25, 2004
  • The Cassini Mission Landed

    The Cassini Mission Landed on Titan on January 14th, 2005
  • The Cassini Mission Ended

    The Cassini Mission Ended in July 2008
  • Space Shuttle Retirement

    The Space Shuttle retired after 30 years, which is 135 missions in 2011
  • Curiosity Launch

    Curiosity launched on November 26, 2011
  • Soyuz TMA-08M Launch

    Soyuz TMA-08Ml launched March 28, 2012
  • Curiosity Landed

    Curiosity landed on August 6, 2012
  • Expedition 35 Launch

    Expedition 35 launched on December 19, 2012
  • Expedition 35 Docked

    The Expedition 35 doced on December 21, 2012. It will land back on Earth in September 2013.
  • Soyuz TMA-08M Docked

    Soyuz TMA-08M docked on March 28, 2013. It will land back on Earth in September 2013