Space Exploration by: Kylea Vinzant and Payton Preuitt

By HISstudent1
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  • Sputnik is Launched.,

    Sputnik is Launched.,
    First EVER satelite to be launched, made by the Soviet Union. It orbited the earth, until it crashed on January 4, 1958.

  • Laika - First Dog

    Laika - First Dog
    Laika was the first dog in space. She orbited earth, and died a week after. Russians launched her.

  • First US Orbiting satellite

    First US Orbiting satellite
    Explorer 1 launched into space, making it the first US orbiting satellite.

  • Wernher Von Braun moves to Huntsville Alabama.

    Wernher Von Braun moves to Huntsville Alabama.
    Wernher Von Braun was a German-born American Scientist who helped America develop space rockets for Apollo missions.

  • Monkeys

    Monkeys
    Monkeys were a big part of space travel. Ham, the Chimpanzee, was one of the first three monkeys to interact with the space vessel.

  • Yuri Gagarin - First Human in Space.

    Yuri Gagarin - First Human in Space.
    Yuri Gagarin is launched into space, April 12, 1961. He was on the Russian side of the Space Race, and won the title of 'First Man in Space'.

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    Alan Shepard Jr piloted America's first manned space mission.

  • John Glenn - First to Orbit Earth

    John Glenn - First to Orbit Earth
    John Glenn, American, was the first human to ever orbit the earth.

  • First woman in space.

    First woman in space.
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first Russian and first ever woman in space.

  • Apollo Missions.

    Apollo Missions.
    Apollo 11 landingOut of 18 Apollo missions, Apollo 11 was the first one to sucseed. Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong,and Michael Collins were the pilots of this big step into mankind.