Space Race

By sakyiwaa

  • Launching of Sputnik I

    Launching of Sputnik I
    Sputnick, an artifical satellite was launched by the Russians into Space. It was about the size of a beach ball and marked the beginning of the space race.

  • Sputnik II/ Laika

    Sputnik II/ Laika
    Russia sends its second launch, this time with a dog named Laika. Laika didn't return.

  • Launch of Explorer I

    Launch of Explorer I
    USA launches Explorer I From Cape Carneval in Florida.

  • NASA selects "Mercury Seven"

    NASA selects "Mercury Seven"
    NASA selects the Mercury Seven, which consists of Alan Shepard, Jr., Walter Schirra, Jr., John Glenn, Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Donald "Deke" Slayton, and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.

  • Luna 3 Orbits the Moon

    Luna 3 Orbits the Moon
    Luna 3 Orbits the Moon, photographing 70 percent of its surface.

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    Blasted off from the Freedom 7 capsule, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in Space.

  • President Kennedy's Proposition

    President Kennedy's Proposition
    President Kennedy makes it a mission to go the moon before the end of the decade.

  • Gherman Titov Spends the Day in Space

    Gherman Titov Spends the Day in Space
    He was the youngest person in space, aboard the Vostok 2. This made him the second person in orbit.

  • John Glenn Orbits the Moon

    John Glenn Orbits the Moon
    John Glenn Orbits the Moon a total of 3 times.

  • First Spacewalk

    First Spacewalk
    Aboard the Voskhod spacecraft, Alexei Leonov is the first man to walk in space. This consisted of two missions, both launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

  • Frank Borman and James Lovell's Two Week Trip

    Frank Borman and James Lovell's Two Week Trip
    Frank Borman and James Lovell have a two week stay in Earth orbit on the Gemini 7.

  • Vladimir Komarov killed.

    Vladimir Komarov killed.
    Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies due to failure of the parachutes of the Soyoz 1 capsule during re-entry.

  • Death of Yuri Gagarin

    Yuri Gagarin dies in a plane crash; the cause of the crash is not certain.

  • Apollo 11 Launched

    Apollo 11 was launched from Florida, this was the first launch to get humans to the moon. The crew commander was Neil Armstrong.

  • Apollo 17's Return

    Marks the end of the Space Age.