Space Race

By Derek Hewitt

  • Sputnik 1

    The first man-made satellite

  • Sputnik 2

    Launched by the soviet union

  • Sputnik pushes weapons programs

    At last, on January 31, 1958, the United States succeeded in launching its first satellite, the Explorer. The Explorer was smaller than Sputnik.

  • Neil Armstrong

    The first man to walk on the moon