Space Race

By emrichk41

  • USSR Launches Sputnik 1

    On Oct 4,1957,Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit . www.NASA.gov

  • The Vanguard 1

    One of the Vanguard satellites checked out at cape canaveral florida in 1958. www.NASA.gov

  • Luna 3

    Luna 16 and 20 were very similar in design and sampling method www.NASA.gov

  • Tiros 1

    On April 1,1960, a satellite designed by the Radio corporation of America (RCA) launched to become the nation's first weather satellite. www.NASA.gov

  • Vostok 2

    The cosmonaut behind Ghermarin is German Titou,the back up pilat who became pilot of Vstok 2. www.NASA.gov

  • Mariner 2

    Launched Aug,27,1962,on an Atlas-Agena rocket,mariner 2 passed within about 34,000 kilometers (21,000 miles) of Venus, sending back valuable new information about interplane tary space and the venusian atmosphere.
    www.NASA.gov

  • Ranger 7

    On July 31,1964, ranger 7 approached the moon precisely on target and transmitted 4,316 images in the 15 min before it impacted the Lunar surface on the northern rim of the sea of clouds.
    www.NASA.gov

  • Mariner 4

    Mariner 4 was among 10 spacecraft designed by the jet propulsion laboratory to explore the three nearest plantest~Mercury,Venus,and Mars. www.NASA.gov

  • Surveyor 1

    As such, it was one of the great success of Nasa's early lunar and interplantary program. www.NASA.gov

  • Apollo 7

    The eleven days in orbit, though took their troll~food was bad ,and all three astronauts caught colds. www.NASA.gov