NASA

By annaa.joo

  • Height of the Cold War

    The Soviet Union launched the first satellite.

  • Creation of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)

    The agency NASA devoted to exploring the universe and winning the "Space Race".

  • First man into space

    Soviets put the first man into space.
    US President promised, America would land a man on the Moon.
  • Period: to

    Project Apolo

  • Man on the Moon

    Neil Amstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon.
    This it is call: "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind".

  • Challenger disaster

    Seven members of a space shuuttle died when it exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. This was caused by the unusually cold January temperatures.

  • Probe crash on Mars

    This happened because some technicians had benn calculating with metric mesurements not imperial system.