Space Race

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    Space Race Timeline

  • Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union.

    Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union.
    The Soviet Union launches the first man-made satellite into Earth orbit, Sputnik 1.

  • US launches explorer 1

    The US launches Explorer 1, the first US satellite in Earth orbit.

  • the NASA is established.

  • The Soviet Union launches Luna 1

  • Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space.

  • Alan B. Shepard becomes the first Americain in space

  • NASA announces the Gemini program.

  • President Kennedy is assasinated.

  • The Soviet Union performs the first spacewalk.

  • Ed White performs America's first spacewalk.

  • The crew of Apollo 1 dies in a fire.

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    Apollo 8

  • Apollo 8 orbits the moon

  • Apollo 11 lands on the moon.