Professional Documents
Culture Documents
History of American Space Exploration Timeline
History of American Space Exploration Timeline
Space Exploration
Timeline
Sputnik 1 was launched
1957
John F. Kennedy announce
s goal
1961
to land man on th
e moon
Alan Shepard, first
American in space
1961
Mariner 10 spacecraft orb
ited
1974
Mercury
Mariner 10 spacecraft orb
ited
1975 Mercury
Voyage 1 & 2 launched
1977
The space shuttle was la
unched
1981
Hubble Deep Field Telesc
ope
1990
launched
International space statio
n established
1998
Curiosity lands on Mars
2012