space race

Sputink 1

Oct 4, 1957

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' launched sputnike 1

Elorer 1

Jan 31, 1958

Elorer 1 was the first american staellite to reach orbit, is launched.

luna 1

Jan 2, 1959

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' 1 was launched by the USSR

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' the sovitet launched the first human into space.

Scott

May 24, 1962

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' He was launched into space abord the space capsule frendship 7in 1962

Ranger

Jul 31, 1964

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' Three American astronots circle the moon about apollo 11.

Alexei leonov

Mar 18, 1965

Space Race
Alexei leonov sends 12 minutes outside of HIEvoskhod spacecraft performs the first space walk

Luna 9

Feb 3, 1966

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline' Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft land on the moon.

Zond

Sep 15, 1968

http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/zond 5 is launched

soyuz

Jan 16, 1969

<a href='http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/' soyus 4and 5 performs the first soviet spacecraft docking