Cooper Schnurbusch Space race timeline for 1st period astronomy 2024-2025

By Cooper schnurbusch

  • Launch of Sputnik first launch of USSR

    Launch of Sputnik first launch of USSR
    It was the first earth satellite to successfully be put in space launched into space by Russia in 1957.

  • Dog Laika launched into orbit by the USSR

    Dog Laika launched into orbit by the USSR
    first living creature to orbit space. sent on a one way trip to space and died in space.

  • first satellite in space by the US... Explorer 1

    first satellite in space by the US... Explorer 1
    first sucessful satellite launched into space from the USA it was a response to the Soviet unions sputnik. Explorers 1s success started the US Space Age

  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA
    Creation of what whouldent later become the most renowned and sucsessful space agencey

  • First Chimpanzee used to preform tasks in space (ham the chimp) sent by the USA

    First Chimpanzee used to preform tasks in space (ham the chimp) sent by the USA
    Ham the CHimp was trained for his space mission within a span of 219 hours during a timeframe of 15 months he should later return from space where he should live in a zoo for 20 years the was sent to another zoo for three before he died at the age of 26 22 years after his misson

  • First man in space by the USSR

    First man in space by the USSR
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. he was put in space by the USSR

  • first man in space from the USA

    first man in space from the USA
    Alan Shepard was the second man to ever be in space and the first person from the US to be in space.

  • first man to orbit space by the US

    first man to orbit space by the US
    John Glen was the first human by the US to orbit the earth

  • JFK speech about his commitment to going to the moon

    JFK speech about his commitment to going to the moon
    JFK gives a speech about his commitment to going to the moon saying "We choose to go to the Moon"

  • First man to do an Extra Vehicular Activity by the USSR

    First man to do an Extra Vehicular Activity by the USSR
    Alexi Leonov was the first human to ever do an EVA and he was sent by the USSR. he spent 12 minutes outside his spacecraft.

  • Gemini 3

    Gemini 3
    Gemini 3 was the first crewed earth orbiting spaceraft of the Gemini series . it held crew members Virgil "Gus" Grisson and John Young. it was mostly used to evaluate the worldwide tracking network maneuver system the control of reantrey flight path and landing and spacecraft recovery.

  • first man to do a EVA by the us

    first man to do a EVA by the us
    Edward WHite was the first American to preform a EVA

  • Gemini VI-A

    Gemini VI-A
    Gemini VI-A was the fifth crew launched Gemini mission its crew members were Walter M. Schirra, Jr.
    and Thomas P. Stafford. its objectives were to demonstrate on-time launch procedures, closed-looped reandezvoues capabilities , and stationkeeping techniuqes with Gemini VII