Moon landing

Space Explorations Tori and Peyton

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    Space Explorations

  • First dog in space

    First dog in space
    Laika was the first dog to orbit Earth but not the first animal in space. She died a few hours later.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    First satelite launched by the Russians.

  • First orbiting satelite

    First orbiting satelite
    Explorer 1 went into space on January 31,1958.

  • Werner von Braun and the first rocket launches

    Werner von Braun and the first rocket launches
    He moved to Huntsville, Alabama and became the director of NASA.

  • First monkeys in space

    First monkeys in space
    The monkeys were tested and were being trained before the mission. On this morning they blasted off.

  • First person in space

    First person in space
    Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space.

  • First American in space

    First American in space
    Freedom 7 launchAlan Shepard piloted America's first manned space mission. He went up in Freedom 7, a Mercury space capsule.

  • First person to orbit the Earth.

    John Glenn piloted the first American manned orbital mission.

  • First women in space

    First women in space
    Valentina Tereshkova was a Soviet cosmonaut. She launched on this day and only lasted 2.95 days.

  • Apollo missions and the moon landing.

    [Apollo 11 moon landing](www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4)Out of 18, Apollo 11 was the first one to be successful on this date. Aldrin, Armonstrong, and Collins were the pilots.