Space Race

By mendesj20

  • First sattilite launched by Russians

    First sattilite launched by Russians
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    space

  • Nasa was formerd

    Nasa was formerd

  • The US launches it's first sattelite the Exploer 1

    The US launches it's first sattelite the Exploer 1
    <a href='' >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLsZhxrFhYE</a>

  • Luna 2 is Launched

    Luna 2 is Launched
    First probe to land on the moon

  • Yuri Gagarin Orbited Earth

    Yuri Gagarin Orbited Earth
    First man in space orbiting Earth

  • First American Woman in Space (not orbit)

    First American Woman in Space (not orbit)
    Allan Shepard was the first American in space but unfortunately not in orbit. This put America ahead of the Soviets

  • John F. Kennedy Announces his mission

    John F. Kennedy Announces his mission
    Kennedy says in the next decade America will land a man on the moon

  • John Glenn goes into space and orbits

    John Glenn goes into space and orbits
    First American to orbit Earth

  • Sergey Korolyov the cjief engineer of the soviet space program dies

    Sergey Korolyov the cjief engineer of the soviet space program dies

  • Luna 10 orbits moon

    Luna 10 orbits moon
    Socviet sattelite that was the first sattileite in history to orbit the MOON

  • Three astronauts die during launch

  • Apolo 8 Launched

    Apolo 8 Launched
    This was the first manned mission to leave erath's orbit. and orbit THE MOON

  • APOLO 11 LANDS ON THE MOON

    APOLO 11 LANDS ON THE MOON
    Niel Amstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins land on the moon.

  • The joint Apolo Soyuz meets

    The joint Apolo Soyuz meets
    apolo mission that meets with a soviet craft.