Space Race Timeline

By Russell Cruz

  • First animal in space by USA

    First animal in space by USA
    The1st animal in space by US were fruit flies.

  • 1st satalitte in space by USSR

    1st satalitte in space by USSR
    The 1st satellite is called Sputnik

  • Creation of Nasa

    Creation of Nasa
    NASA was made so that people would know if humans can survived space

  • 1st animal in space by USSR

    1st animal in space by USSR
    The 1st animal to be sent to space by the USSR was a dog named Laika.

  • !st satellite in space by USA

    !st satellite in space by USA
    The first satellite that was launched by USA in space was the Explorer 1.

  • First man in space by Ussr

    First man in space by Ussr
    The first man in space in the USSR is Yuri Gagarin

  • First man to orbit earth in USSR

    First man to orbit earth in USSR
    The 1st man to orbit the Earth in USSR is Yuri Gagarin

  • First man in space in USA

    First man in space in USA
    The 1st man to enter space in the USA is Alan Shepherd

  • First man to orbit earth in USA

    First man to orbit earth in USA
    the 1st man to orbit Earth in the US is John Glenn

  • JFK speech

    JFK speech
    John F. Kennedy's speech bought hope for people that people that they will accomplish their goal of getting to the moon.

  • First man to do a EVA in USSR

    First man to do a EVA in USSR
    the first person to do a EVA in the USSR is Alexei Leonov

  • The first man to do EVA in US

    The first man to do EVA in US
    the 1st person to do EVA in the US is Ed White.