Space Race

  • First Living Thing In Space

    First Living Thing In Space
    In 14 June 1949 Albert II, Rhesus Monkey was the first monkey sent to space. The monkey died because of parachute failure.
  • sputnik 1

    sputnik 1
    the first satellite launched into space by the russians
  • spudnick 2

    spudnick 2
    the russian sent the second satellite in space called spud nick 2 and carried the frist dog into orbit he was called Laika
  • earth and space

    earth and space
    Explore6 was the frist American satelillte to reach orbit it caried equipment wich lead to the van allen radiation belt.
  • exploer 2

    exploer 2
    The Americans lanched explore 2 but did not make orbit.
  • Vanguard 1

    Vanguard 1
    Vanguard 1 satellite is launched into orbit, and continues to transmit for 3 years.
  • Sputnik 3

    Sputnik 3
    Sputnik 3 is launched by the U.S.S.R.
  • Nasa was formed

    Nasa was formed
    Nasa was finally created and now is a big company.
  • lunar 1

    lunar 1
    Lunar 1 was lunched by the ussr it made the frist man made orbit around the sun
  • Tiros 1

    Tiros 1
    Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite, is launched by the U.S
  • 1st man in space

    1st man in space
    Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space
  • Vostok 1

    Vostok 1
    Vostok 1 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarin, the first man in space. He orbits the Earth once.
  • Mercury Freedom 7

    Mercury Freedom 7
    Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B. Shepard,Jr., the first U.S. Astronaut into space, in a suborbital flight.
  • Vostok 2

    Vostok 2
    Vostok 2 is launched by the U.S.S.R., carrying Cosmonaut Gherman Titov
  • mercury friendship 7

    mercury friendship 7
    Mercury Friendship 7 lifts off with John H. Glenn, Jr., the first American in orbit, and orbits the Earth three times.
  • Mercury Aurora 7

    Mercury Aurora 7
    Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M. Scott Carpenter, making three orbits
  • U.S. Mariner 2

    U.S. Mariner 2
    U.S. Mariner 2, the first successful planetary spacecraft, flies past Venus, and enters a solar orbit.
  • Vostok 6

    Vostok 6
    June 16, 1963 - Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.
  • Vostok 6

    Vostok 6
    Vostok 6 carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times.
  • U.S. Ranger 7

    U.S. Ranger 7 relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon.
  • Ranger 9 transmits high-quality images

    Ranger 9 transmits high-quality images
    Ranger 9 transmits high-quality images of the moon, many of which were shown live in the first television spectacular about the moon.
  • U.S. Mariner 4

    U.S. Mariner 4
    U.S. Mariner 4 returns the first close-range images about Mars.
  • apollo 1

    apollo 1
    Apollo 1 had a fire killed 3 men.
  • Apollo 7

    Apollo 7
    Astronauts on apollo 7 sent the first live television transmission from space.
  • moonwalk 1

    moonwalk 1
    Neil armstrong was the frist man on the moon and the frist American to walk on the moon