Sod-Erdene Space Race

  • First satellite in space by USSR

    First satellite in space by USSR
    First artificial satellite which was launched by USSR.
  • First animal in space by USSR

    First animal in space by USSR
    The dog nicknamed Laika was the first animal in space and orbit to Earth.
  • First satellite in space by USA

    First satellite in space by USA
    Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the US.
  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA
    President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 establishing NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
  • First animal in space by USA

    First animal in space by USA
    Chimpanzee named Ham was the first animal which launched into space from the USA.
  • First man in space by USSR

    First man in space by USSR
    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin from USSR was the first man in space.
  • First man in space by USA

    First man in space by USA
    Pilot Alan Shepard was the first American and second man in space.
  • First man to orbit Earth by USA

    First man to orbit Earth by USA
    John H. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
  • JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

    JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
    "We choose to go to the moon"
  • Gemini Mission

    Gemini Mission
    The Gemini Project was the second space humanflight program.
  • Gemini Project

    Gemini Project
    This project was to support techniques and things for which people were trying to land on the Moon.
  • Gemini Project

    Gemini Project
    12 two-man launched into orbit around Earth. But during practice.
  • First man to do an EVA by USSR

    First man to do an EVA by USSR
    Alexei Leonov was the first man who spent 12 minutes and 9 seconds outside the spacecraft.
  • First man to do an EVA by USA

    First man to do an EVA by USA
    Edward White was the first American man who was out of spacecraft.
  • Any tragedies that led up to getting to the moon (Gemini 9)

    Any tragedies that led up to getting to the moon (Gemini 9)
    Its original crew, Elliot See and Charles Bassett, were killed in a plane crash during a training activity.
  • Tragedy for Apollo 1

    Tragedy for Apollo 1
    The mission never flew; a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 killed all three crew members.
  • The launch of Apollo 7-11

    The launch of Apollo 7-11
    Apollo 7 first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program.
  • The launch of Apollo 7-11

    The launch of Apollo 7-11
    Apollo 8 was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon.
  • The launch of Apollo 7-11

    The launch of Apollo 7-11
    Apollo 9 was the third human spaceflight in NASA's Apollo program.
  • The launch of Apollo 7-11

    The launch of Apollo 7-11
    Apollo 10 was a human spaceflight, the fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, and the second (after Apollo 8) to orbit the Moon.
  • The launch of Apollo 7-11

    The launch of Apollo 7-11
    Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.