Space timeline by Logan S By LS21121 Oct 3, 1610 Spotting the moon. The first spotting of the moon through a telescope. Oct 3, 1926 The first liquid fueled rockets are launched Oct 4, 1926 The first liquid fueled rockets are luanched Oct 3, 1929 First personal rockets are launched Oct 3, 1933 First rocket launched by the Soviet Union Oct 3, 1957 First animal launched into orbit Oct 3, 1959 First photograph of earth from orbit Oct 3, 1961 First human spaceflight Oct 3, 1969 First human on the moon Oct 3, 1971 First space station Oct 3, 1976 First photos and soil samples from Mars Oct 3, 1981 The ESA launches fourth Ariane rocket Oct 3, 1982 The Voyager 2 completes a flyby of Saturn Oct 3, 1982 Columbia is launched Oct 3, 1983 Challenger is launched Oct 3, 1990 Hubble is launched