Space Race Timeline

By makya17
  • First animal in space by USA

    First animal in space by USA

    These animals were fruit flies with no name.
  • First satellite in space by USSR

    First satellite in space by USSR

    The Sputnik I
  • First animal in space by USSR

    First animal in space by USSR

    Astronaut Laika, the Soviet dog.
  • First satellite in space by US

    First satellite in space by US

    The Explorer 1
  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA

    Founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • First man to orbit Earth by USSR

    First man to orbit Earth by USSR

    Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first human being to travel in space.
  • First man to orbit Earth by USA

    First man to orbit Earth by USA

    John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth
  • JFK's Speech and determination to get to the Moon

    JFK's Speech and determination to get to the Moon

    "For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace." -JFK . This speech was to show that the accomplishment of going to the Moon would not just be an American success but a step forward for all humankind.
  • First man to do an EVA by USSR

    First man to do an EVA by USSR

    Alexei Leonov was the first to do a extravehicular activity, a.k.a. a spacewalk.
  • Gemini 4

    Gemini 4

    Ed White was the first man to do an EVA by USA.
  • Gemini 7 accomplished a 14-day endurance record

    Gemini 7 accomplished a 14-day endurance record

    This mission carried Frank Borman and Jim Lovell
  • Gemini 8, first to link two spacecrafts together while in Earth's orbit

    Gemini 8, first to link two spacecrafts together while in Earth's orbit

    This mission carried Neil Armstrong and David Scott.
  • Gemini 10, first spacewalk between two spacecrafts and first rendezvous with two spacecrafts

    Gemini 10, first spacewalk between two spacecrafts and first rendezvous with two spacecrafts

    John Young and Michael Collins were the astronauts carried on this mission
  • Death of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee in Apollo 1 accident

    Death of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee in Apollo 1 accident

    A fire had broke out while preparing for Apollo 1 mission and caused the death of these 3 astronauts
  • Apollo 7, first three-person American crew to launch to space

    Apollo 7, first three-person American crew to launch to space

    These 3 astronauts were Donn F. Eisele, Walter M. Schirra Jr, and Walter Cunningham
  • Apollo 8, first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, and the first human spaceflight to get to the moon

    Apollo 8, first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit, and the first human spaceflight to get to the moon

    The astronauts were Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders
  • Apollo 9

    Apollo 9

    James McDivitt, Russell Schweickart, and David R. Scott were the first to fly the lunar module in Earth's orbit.
  • Apollo 10

    Apollo 10

    Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan were the first to successfully fly and operate around the moon excluding an actual landing
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong, Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, Michael Collins were the first to land on the moon