planets

By slaug67
  • sputnik

    sputnik

    When the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik history changed forever.That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments.
  • when th space race began

    when th space race began

    The United States was up agianst Soviet Union.
  • expoler 1

    expoler 1

    The USA launched the expoler 1 on january 31, 1957.
  • explore 2 was launched

    explore 2 was launched

    But it fails to reach orbit.
  • Luna 2

    Luna 2

    Luna 2 is launched. It impacts the Moon on September 13, becoming the first man-made object to do so.
  • NASA

    NASA

    NASA selects its second group of astronauts.
  • Mariner 2

    Mariner 2

    Mariner 2 flies past Venus and enters a solar orbit.
  • first woman in space

    first woman in space

    Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.

  • Luna 9

    Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon.

  • Edward Givens is killed

    Astronaut Edward Givens is killed in an automobile accident.