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Space Race Timeline

By maryannatriplett

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    It was the world's first artificial satellite.
    Country- USSR
    Sputnik 1

  • satellite

    satellite
    First US satellite; detection of Van Allen belts
    Country- USA-ABMA
    Explorer 1

  • Weather satellite

    Weather satellite
    it helps figured out what the weather will be.
    Country- USA-NASA (NRL)1
    Vanguard 2

  • Human in orbit

    Human in orbit
    country - USSR
    Vostok 1

  • First active communications satellite

    First active communications satellite
    country - USA-AT&T
    Telstar

  • Woman in orbit

    Woman in orbit
    country - USSR
    Vostok 6

  • Extra-vehicular activity

    Extra-vehicular activity
    country - USSR
    Voskhod 2

  • Probe lands on another planet - Venus

    Probe lands on another planet - Venus
    country- USSR

  • Manned Lunar orbit

    Manned Lunar orbit
    country - USA-NASA
    Apollo 8

  • Human on the Moon

    Human on the Moon
    USA-NASA , Apollo 11 sent their first person on the moon