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Soviets launch Sputnik I
The soviet union launched the first aircraft into space the Soviets beat the United States. It causes the United States to continue and try to be the first to put a human in space. -
N.A.S.A. is created
President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act which created N.A.S.A.. This helped further us in the space race. It put more time and man power into to furthering us in the space race. -
The Americans successfully launch and return Ham, a chimpanzee
The United States sent the second living animal into space. They sent Ham a chimpanzee, they did this because they need to one up the Soviet Union which sent a dog bu5 the dog did not return. They also did this because they had to before they could send a human up there. -
Yuri Gagarin becomes first man in space
The soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin into space in the Vostok I and he completed one orbit around the world. This was the first human that had ever been to space which was a great accomplishment in the space race. -
Mariner 4 becomes the first satellite to reach mars
The United States sent a space craft to take pictures of mars. It was a very big technology advancement. -
America lands on the moon
On July 20th America put the first man on the moon. It was covered by a lot of news . This was the biggest feat of the whole space race. Ending the space race Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first and only people to step foot on the moon. -
Soviets launch the first space station
The Soviet Union launch there first human containing the Salyut. This was a response to the Apollo landing -
The first joint mission between the U.s. and the U.S.S.R.
The apollo carrying 3 americans launched and then landed with the Soyuz space craft. They did the first Apollo Soyuz test project. This eased the tensions in the space race.