Mason Wilkins Space Race

First animal in space by the US - Fruit Flies

Feb 20, 1947

Fruit flies are nit what you think they aren't the small insects, they are a type if monkey

First Satellite in Space - Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik was the first object to orbit around earth.

the first animal in space - Laika the dog

Nov 3, 1957

Laika the dog was the first animal to orbit around the earth

first satellite in space by usa - Explorer 1

Jan 31, 1958

first u.s satellite in space and launched the space race.

Creation of NASA - October 1, 1958

Oct 1, 1958

NASA was created as apart of the U.S Government to deal with the space race, and learn about space.

First man in space by USSR - cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

first person to orbit earth

First man to go to space for US - Alan Shepard

May 5, 1961

he was in an old US army missile, he was first US astronaut in space

JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon - May 25, 1961

May 25, 1961

JFK's speech was to give people hope that space can bring peace and hope.

3 events that were important

Apr 8, 1964

1. Gemini missions being made were important because they led to the Apollo missions.
2. Gemini 3 was the space craft that carried the first people.
3. Gemini 12 helped people understand spacewalks and let people walk longer in space

FIrst man to do an EVA by USSR - cosmonaut Alexei Leonov

Mar 18, 1965

was the first man outside the space ship for 12 minutes and 9 seconds

tragedies leading up to moon missions

Jan 27, 1967

During the Apollo 1 mission there was a launch pad fire causing three crew member to die.

First man to do an EVA by US - Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin

Jul 21, 1969

they both performed an EVA on the lunar service.

Apollo 7-11 Launches

Jul 26, 1969

Apollo 7 - First manned Spacecraft to orbit earth.
Apollo 8 - first crewed spacecraft to leave low earth orbit
Apollo 10 - First crew to make it around the moon
Apollo 11 - first manned spacecraft to land on the moon