NASA timeline

Sputnik 1 launch

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik 1 was the first satellite in space.
significance
first satellite in space and shocked people all over the world

Dog in space

Nov 3, 1957

Artist Wegman put laika the dog in space
Significance
The first animal in space.

1st US satellite successsfully launched

Jan 31, 1958

First american satellite launched in space
Significance
Told the russians we were catching up

NASA founded

Feb 6, 1958

NASA was created in 1958.
Significance
This is important so the U.S can put satellites into space

Monkey in space

May 28, 1959

NASA sent a monkey into space.
Significance
This is important so we know if it is safe for humans to go into space.

First U.S man in space!

Apr 12, 1961

Alan Shepard went into space and explored
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First U.S man to be in space

First US man to earth

Feb 20, 1962

JohnGlenn went to space
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First US man that orbited earth

First man to orbit eaerth

Apr 12, 1962

Launched to orbit earth and observe
Significance
First man able vv to orbit earth

First woman in space

Oct 12, 1963

First woman went to space
Significance
People never thought a womancould go to space

First space walk

Oct 12, 1964

China went to space and made the space
Significance
First space walk in history!!!!!!

First US space walk

Jun 3, 1965

Ed white made firsty US space walk
Significance
America's first space walk

Gemini 7

Dec 4, 1965

Earth-orbiting space craft
Significance
Forth mission to take a human to the moon and back !

Apollo 8

Dec 13, 1968

Mission to take humans to the moon
Signinficance
First mission to take humans to moon and back

First man on the moon

Jul 16, 1969

In 1969 Neil Armstrong went to the moon
Significance
People didn't think it was possible