Space Race Timeline

Launch Of Sutnik I

Oct 4, 1957

was launched into earths orbit. It was the first man made satellite and was made by the Soviet Union

Sputnik II

Nov 30, 1957

This Rocket Sent A Dog name Laika Into Space For 7 days. It Remains In Orbit Until April 13, 1958

Luna 1

Jan 2, 1958

Launched By USSR. First Man made object to orbit the sun

Explorer I

Jan 31, 1958

the first American satellite to reach orbit.the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt

Vanguard 1 satellite

May 17, 1958

Launched And still is functioning for 3 years

Mercury 2

Jan 31, 1961

Americans Send A Chimp,Ham, In To Space.

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space

Alan B. Shepard

May 5, 1961

First american into space

Vostok 2

Aug 6, 1961

Gherman Titov spends a day in space

Gemini Program

Dec 7, 1961

Second Huma space flight Of NASA. Carried 2 Men

Walter Schirra

Oct 3, 1962

orbits the Earth six times

Vostok 6

Jun 16, 1963

Carries Soviet Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova, the first woman in space and orbits the Earth 48 times!

Venus 3

Nov 6, 1965

the first craft to impact Venus

Zond 5

Sep 5, 1968

irst spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return

Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Jun 20, 1969

become the first men to walk on the Moon while crewmate Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone

Apollo 13

Jul 11, 1970

Launched Three Men To the moon. Had To Abort Mission Due To Lack Of Oxygen

Mariner 9

Mar 30, 1971

first spacecraft to survey Mars from orbit

Pioneer 10

Jul 15, 1972

first man-made object to travel through the asteroid belt

Apollo 17 Returns From the Moon

Dec 9, 1972

Last Apollo Mission To land Man On the moon. A Trained Geologist Walked the Lunar Surface. They returned with soil and rocks.