20^th Century

1919

First liquid rocket engine experiments.

1943

First long range missiles used in warfare.

1947

Sound “barrier” broken.

1957

First satellite orbits the Earth.

1960's

Exploration begins of the inner-solar planets.

1960

First Venus probe launched.

1961

First man launched into orbit around Earth.

1963

First woman launched into orbit.

1967

Americans and Russians suffer setbacks with the loss of Apollo 1 and Soyuz 1.

1968

First humans orbit the Moon.

1969

First humans land on the Moon.

1970's

Inter-planetary spacecraft launched to visit outer solar planets.

1970

First orbital space station.  First probes land on Mars.

1972

Final Apollo Moon Mission.

1980

American Space Shuttle program started.

1990’s

The first space craft are launched from China and Japan, as well as various European and South American countries.

1992

First multi-planet extra-solar planetary system is observed.

1999

Wide-spread partying across the planet.