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Launching of Sputnik 1
Was the First artificial Satilite to be in the earths orbit. Launched by the Soviet union.Was only about the size of teo Basketballs -
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Space Race
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Liaka
The Soviet Union sent Sputnik 2 into space. They also sent A small dog named Liaka with it. laka died shortly after entering space but is known as the first animal in space -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1, the first American satellite to reach orbit, is launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt -
NASA formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formed, it replaces the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA). -
Yuri Gagarin
Was the first man to enter the outerspace, and to orbit the earth. He orbited the earth for a total of 108 minutes. During his flight he was made inter a major for the Soviot army. -
Alan B. Shepard
Alan B. Shepard becomes the first American in space. Also comanded the apollo 14 mission -
Promis to go to the moon
President John F. Kennedy addresses Congress and challenges the nation to go to the Moon before the end of the decade. -
Valentia Tereshkova
Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. she beat out mor than 100 other canedates to go in space. -
Kennedy Assassinated
President John F Kennedy was assassinated by lee harvy oswald. Was killed in Dallas Texas in a parade. -
Aleksei leonov
Was the first man to walk in space.he only had 45 minutes of air and walked a total time of 12 minutes in space -
Ed White
Ed White performs America's first spacewalk. Jim McDivitt remains in the Gemini capsule. later on to be in apollo 1 and died -
Apollo 1
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when a fire ignites in their Apollo 1 capsule while performing a test on the launch pad. were killed in 17 Seconds -
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov
is killed when the parachutes of his Soyuz 1 capsule fail to open properly following re-entry. -
Apollo 11
The apollo mission were buzz aldrin and Neil Armstrong first landed on the moon. -
Apollo 17
Was the eleventh and final Apollo mission to be sent to space. Was the sixth lunar landing. the crew Succesfuly landed on the Moon and Came back to Earth Safley.
