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Sputnik 1
Who:USSR
What:It allowed new political, military, technological,and scientific technology.
When:October 4,1957
Where: 1st satellite in orbit of the Earth.
Why: Start of the Space Race, USA thought USSR had technology to launch nuclear warheads.
Citation: NASA.gov -
Laika
Who: Laika
What:Sputnik 2
When: November 3, 1957
Where: Space
Why:The U.S. now had the technology to send mammals into space which would eventually lead to humans.
Citation: History.com -
Explorer 1
Who: U.S.
What: First U.S. satellite in space
When: January 31, 1958
Where: Space
Why: The democrats become frustrated because the U.S. was falling behind the Soviets in the Space Race, so the U.S. president sped up the space program which led to Explorer 1. -
NASA
Who: U.S Congress
What: creating NASA
When:July 29, 1958
Where: NASA space station
Why: The U.S needed a space program to compete with the Soviets.
Citation: History.com -
Luna 2
Who: Luna 2
What: launched and crashed into the moon
When: September 12, 1959
Where: The Moon
Why: First man-made object to land on the moon
Citation: NASA.gov -
Vostok 1
Who: USSR
What: Vostok 1 to take Yuri Gargarin into space,becoming the first person in space.
When:April 12,1961
Where: 1 orbit
Why:First man-made satellite.
Citation: History.com -
Alan Shepard
Who: Alan Shepard
What: first American in space
When: May 5, 1961
Where: Space
Why: The U.S. now had the technology to put people into space.
Citation: History.com -
Gemini Program
Who: NASA
What: announces Gemini Program
When: December 7, 1961
Where: NASA space station
Why: 2nd human space flight program
Citation: NASA.gov -
John Glenn
Who: John Glenn
What: first American to orbit Earth 3 times
When: February 20, 1962
Where: in orbit around Earth 3 times
Why: It was important because he was the first American to orbit Earth 3 times.
Citation: NASA.gov -
Ed White
Who: Ed White
What: preforms America's first space walk
When: June 3, 1965
Where: Space
Why: First American to walk in space
Citation: Time.com -
Luna 10
Who: Luna 10
What: becomes first satellite to orbit the moon
When: April 13, 1966
Where: The Moon
Why: First man-made object to orbit the moon
Citation: NASA.gov