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space race

By tyler belmont

  • ussr announces intent to launch

    ussr announces intent to launch
    The USSR announced that they intended to launch the first artificial satellite into space.

  • the ussr successfully launches sputnik 1

    the ussr successfully launches sputnik 1
    The ussr successfully launches sputnik 1 into space

  • First animal in space by ussr

    First animal in space by ussr
    Dog Laika was the first animal to make it to space by the ussr.

  • First satellite in space by USA

    First satellite in space by USA
    explorer 1 was the first in space by the USA.

  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA
    President Eisenhower signed the act to create NASA

  • First man in space by USA

    First man in space by USA
    Alan Shepard was the first man in space aboard the freedom mercury 7 capsule.

  • First animal in space by USA (Ham the chimp)

    First animal in space by USA (Ham the chimp)
    The first animal in space by the USA was Ham the Chimp.

  • First man in space by USSR

    First man in space by USSR
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space by the ussr.

  • JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

    JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
    Kennedy stood before Congress and gave this speech