Space Race Timeline

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    Space Race

  • Sputnik 1 Launched

    First manmade satelite ever put into orbit.

  • First Man In Space

    First man in space, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov.

  • Alan Shepard: First American in Space

    Completed fifteen minute flight around Earth.

  • Apollo 1 Intended to Launch

    Fire in cockpit ended mission.

  • Soyuz 1 Launched

  • Apollo 7 Launched

    Manned spaceflight to test Apollo-Alas System.

  • Soyuz 3 Launched

  • Apollo 8 Launched

    Manned lunar-orbit mission.

  • Soyuz 4 Launched

  • Soyuz 5 Launched

  • Apollo 9 Launched

  • Apollo 10 Launched

  • Apollo 11 Launched