Space race timeline

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  • The Space Race began

    The Space Race began
    Soviet Union responded to US announcing they wanted to send people in space

  • URSS sent the first artificial satellite in space

    URSS sent the first artificial satellite in space
    URSS event

  • The first mammal sent in orbit around the world (Laika the dog)

    The first mammal sent in orbit around the world (Laika the dog)
    URSS event

  • First human spaceflight mission, Yuri Gargarin

    First human spaceflight mission, Yuri Gargarin
    URSS event

  • Alan Shepard Drove the first pilot-controlled space flight

    Alan Shepard Drove the first pilot-controlled space flight
    American event

  • First woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova

    First woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova
    URSS event

  • The first spacecraft docking Gemini 8

    The first spacecraft docking Gemini 8
    American event

  • First return to Earth after orbiting the moon

    First return to Earth after orbiting the moon
    American event

  • First humans on the Moon Apollo11

    First humans on the Moon Apollo11
    American event

  • First spacecraft to orbit another planet (Mars)

    First spacecraft to orbit another planet (Mars)
    American event

  • First Jupiter flyby

    First Jupiter flyby
    American event

  • First Mercury flyby

    First Mercury flyby
    American event

  • First Saturn flyby

    First Saturn flyby
    American event

  • First Uranus flyby

    First Uranus flyby
    American event

  • First Neptune flyby

    First Neptune flyby
    American event

  • Last event was the first consistently inhabited long-term research space station

    Last event was the first consistently inhabited long-term research space station
    This event marked the end of the space race, we saw all the great steps of the space adventure and some people became famous and very strong thanks to this competition between the two countries