Spacerace

Space race

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  • Launching of Sputnik

    Launching of Sputnik
    The Soviets launched the first artificial satellite to the Earth's orbit.

  • Creation of the NASA

    Creation of the NASA
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.
    This year, the US also launched their own satellite, Explorer I.

  • Luna 2

    Luna 2
    The USSR launched the Luna 2, the first space probe to hit the moon.

  • First person to orbit the Earth

    First person to orbit the Earth
    The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin traveled in the spacecraft Vostok 1 around the Earth.

  • First American in space

    First American in space
    Although he wasn't in orbit, Alan Shepard became the first American to ever be in space.

  • John Glenn orbited Earth

    John Glenn orbited Earth
    He was the first American to do so.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    This was the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, organised by the United States

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    First lunar landing by US astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.