Space

Cullins and Sears Space Race

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  • Soviet Union launch Sputnik 1 (strat of the space race)

    Soviet Union launch Sputnik 1 (strat of the space race)

    The first rocket to go into space and started the "Space Race".
  • Sputnik 2 (U.S.S.R)

    Sputnik 2 (U.S.S.R)

    Sputnik 2 launches Laika the dog into space, and she survives for seven days proving that humans can do it too.
  • USSR's first Rocket into to achieve orbit- Vostok 1

    USSR's first Rocket into to achieve orbit- Vostok 1

    The Vostok 1 was the first rocket to achieve orbit around the Earth and was carrying Yuri Gagarin who was dubbed the first "cosmonaut".
  • The U.S. launched Freedom 7

    The U.S. launched Freedom 7

    3 weeks after Vostok 1 was launched, the U.S launched their first person into space (Alan Shephard), and although he did not achieve orbit he was the first person to exercise manual control over the rocket.
  • USSR launch Vostok 2

    USSR launch Vostok 2

    The first Soviet rocket in which the cosmonaut exercised manual control over the rocket.
  • U.S. launched Mercury-Atlas 6

    U.S. launched Mercury-Atlas 6

    The first rocket fired by the U.S to achieve orbit around the Earth.
  • Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 (Soviet Union)

    Vostok 3 and Vostok 4 (Soviet Union)

    FIrst rockets to be dual-piloted as well as coming 4 miles next to each other.
  • Kennedy's Speech "We Choose to go to the Moon"

    Kennedy's Speech "We Choose to go to the Moon"

    Kennedy's speech stated his approval and guidance towards the Apollo program.
  • Vostok 6 (Soviet Union)

    Vostok 6 (Soviet Union)

    The first rocket to launch a woman (Valentina Tereshkova) into space.
  • U.S and U.S.S.R Join Forces to Reach the Moon

    U.S and U.S.S.R Join Forces to Reach the Moon

    Kennedy proposed that the U.S and U.S.S.R join forces to reach the moon, but he was assasinated before they could comkplete the pact.
  • Voskhod 1 (Soviet Union)

    Voskhod 1 (Soviet Union)

    The first rocket to launch three cosmonauts into space.
  • Gemini 3 (U.S.)

    Gemini 3 (U.S.)

    Gemini 3 was the first spacecraft where astronauts were able to change its orbit.
  • Voskhod 2

    Voskhod 2

    First rocket that allowed extravehicular activity (EVA), also known as a spacewalk
  • Gemini 5 (U.S.)

    Gemini 5 (U.S.)

    This rocket set a record of almost 8 whole days in space.
  • Gemini 6A and 7 (U.S.)

    Gemini 6A and 7 (U.S.)

    Gemini 6A and 7 achieved space rendezvous, which means they almost came at the same distance apart at orbit.
  • Gemini 8

    Gemini 8

    Gemini 8 achieved the first docking between 2 space crafts, the other being an Agena target vehicle.
  • Gemini 11 (U.S.)

    Gemini 11 (U.S.)

    First rocket to achieve a direct-ascent rendezvous and reach an apsis of 742 miles.
  • Gemini 12

    Gemini 12

    Gemini 12 was the first spacecraft where astronaut Buzz Aldrin proved that you can do productive tasks outside of the spacecraft.
  • First Deaths in Space (U.S)

    First Deaths in Space (U.S)

    Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed on the Apollo 1 on the test launchpad. As well as the first Russian deaths in space, Vladimir Komarov
  • First Moon Landing (U.S)

    First Moon Landing (U.S)

    The Apollo 11 lands on the moon and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are the first men on the moon.