Adam Mazurkiewicz: The Space Race Timeline

By MrsWach

  • Soviet Union Launches Sputnik I

    Soviet Union Launches Sputnik I
    The first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.

  • The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2

    The Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 2
    The Soviets Union launches the second spacecraft to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika.

  • The USA Launches Satellite Exlorer 1

    The USA Launches Satellite Exlorer 1
    The first spacecraft, Explorer 1, launches satellite from Cape Canaveral Missile Annex in Florida.

  • First Imaging Weather Satelite.

    First Imaging Weather Satelite.
    The first weather satellite is considered a success. It is used to monitor the weather and climate of Earth.

  • The Soviets Launch Vostok 1

    The Soviets Launch Vostok 1
    The Soviets launch the first human into space. His name is Yuri Gagarin. He orbits around Earth.

  • The USA Launches Freedom 7

    The USA Launches Freedom 7
    The USA launches the first human spacecraft piloted by austronaut Alan Shepard. He was the first American in space, but he did not orbit Earth.

  • The USA Launches Friendship 7

    The USA Launches Friendship 7
    John Glen became the first American to orbit Earth three times.

  • The First Docking of Spacecraft Gemini 8

    The First Docking of Spacecraft Gemini 8
    Gemini 8 under the command of Neil Armstrong docks Agena Target Vehicle in space.

  • The USA Launches Apollo 11

    The USA Launches Apollo 11
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first humans to walk on the Moon.

  • First Mercury Flyby

    First Mercury Flyby
    Mariner 10-NASA was an American robotic space probe to fly by the planet Mercury.