Space Timeline

By kdweidemaier

  • First Satellite

    First Satellite
    The Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial space satellite.

  • NASA

    NASA
    NASA was established.

  • First American In Space

    First American In Space
    Friendship 7 carried NASA astronaut John Glenn into space.

  • Gemini (Molly Brown)

    Gemini (Molly Brown)
    NASA launched their first crewed satellite called Gemini.

  • Lunar Orbiter 1

    Lunar Orbiter 1
    NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 enters moon orbit.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    First NASA Apollo mission to use Saturn V. rocket. Many astronauts orbited the moon 10 times and returned safely.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    NASA's Apollo 11 landed the first two humans on the moon.

  • Challenger

    Challenger
    NASA launches Challenger.

  • Sally Ride

    Sally Ride
    Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

  • Space Station Fire

    Space Station Fire
    Mir Space Station gets on fire.

  • Start of ISS

    Start of ISS
    Russia launches Zarya, the first component of the ISS.

  • China

    China
    China launches Shenzhou.

  • Mir Station Falls

    Mir Station Falls
    USSR's Mir Station falls into the Pacific Ocean.

  • Mars Rover

    Mars Rover
    NASA's Rover lands on Mars.

  • Kepler

    Kepler
    NASA launches Kepler spacecraft to detect planets outside of our solar system. By the end of 2015, over 1000 planets were discovered.