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Sputnik 1
The soviet Union launched th Sputnik 1 into Earths orbit, kicking off the "Space race: between the U.S and Soviet. -
Sputnik 2
The Soviet launched the sputnik 2, which also sent the first living creature up into space, Laila the dog. -
Explorer 1
The first U.S satelitte was launched, the explorer 1. This began the explorer series. -
NASA Formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration formed, replacing NACA. -
Mercury Seven selected
The "mercury seven" were hand- picked by NASA -
Space race heats up
The Soviet Space Program or (SSP) took another step foward with the launch of Luna 2, th fist space probe to hit the moon. -
First person to orbit Earth
The Soviet cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin became te first person to orbit Earth, traveling in the Capsule- like Spacecraft Vostok 1. -
John F Kennedy speaks
President JFK made the bold public claim that the U.S. would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. -
The First American to orbit Earth
John Glenn became the 1st American to orbit Earth, and by the end of that year, the foundations of NASA's Lunar Landing Program- dubbed project Apollo, were in place. -
Mars flyby for the U.S.
The Mariner 4- NASA had the 1st Mars flyby. -
Cheif Engineer of the Soviet space program dies
The cheif engineer of the Soviet Space program dies which sets back the Race To Space just a tad. His name was Sergey Korolyov. -
Apollo 1 astronauts killed
The Apollo 1 astronauts were killed, when their training capsule caught on fire. -
The Launching of Apollo 8
The launch of Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon from NASA's massive launch facility on Merrit island near Cape Canaveral, Florida -
Launching of Apollo 11
U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission, the first lunar landing attempt. -
Landing on The Moon
After landing successfully, Neil Armstrong became the 1st man to walk on the moons surface. He famously called the moment "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." -
Space Race was effectively over...
With relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union beginning to thaw, the U.S.- Soviet Joint Mission occured with the Apollo- Soyez Project. The space race was effectively over.
