Space Race

By wal67@ksdr1.net

  • Sputnik 1

    spaceraceWhen Sputnik 1 got launched into space that showed the U.S.A the USSR could send Warheads anywhere and this event triggered the Space Race. This is improtant because it shows that USSR could launch missiles and that launched the space race

  • Sputnik 2

    spaceraceSputnik 2 carries small dog Laikka who gets launched into space and lives for seven days and proves humans could survive in space.

  • Nasa

    NASANsa is created this helped the USA catch up and have an official space program and crew that studied space exploration. This is important cause this showed the U.S. had an actual space exploration team

  • Luna 1

    NASALuna 1 is launched by USSR into space and missed its target although it flew beynd Earths orbit and orbited around the sun. This is important cause the USSR launched the first satellite to orbit the sun

  • Vostok 1

    Teacher ScholasticYuri Gagarin becomes first man in space (USSR) and merely beaten USA by weeks. This important because this showed humans can survive in space and he was the first ever human in space

  • Freedom 7

    spaceraceAlan Shepard becomes first American in space just weeks after the USSR launched first man into space. He was the first ever American in space

  • Friendship 7

    spaceraceJohn Glenn orbits the Earth three times and becomes the first to orbit three times. He was the first person to orbit the Earth three times

  • Aurora 7

    teacherscholasticScott Carpenter repeats John Glenns flight around the Earth in the Aurora 7. This was important because it showed that he was the only other person to orbit the Earth three times

  • JFk gives speech

    sapceraceHe gave his speech to reassure everyone to keep going on the Moon Program at Rice University. This is important because we needed to keep up and beat the USSR and his speech helped motivate NASA to keepm going

  • Luna 10

    NASAUSSR launches Luna 10 and it becomes the first satellite to orbit the moon. This is important because it was the first satellite to orbit the moon

  • Apollo 11

    NASA
    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon. (On live television)This is important because the U.S.A was the first country to have people walk on the Moon