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Space Race-TT5

By tamminga67

  • Launch Sputnik 1

    Launch Sputnik 1
    Launch Sputnik 1
    The launch of Sputnik 1 spurred the U.S. to launch its
    own satelites and begin space explorationin earnest.
    It also marked the beginning of the competition between America and the USSR.

  • Sputnik 2 with Laika

    Sputnik 2 with Laika
    Sputnik 2 with Liaka
    The launch of Sputnik 2 with Laika the dog was a big
    advancement in space. It proved that a living being could survive in space. This gave the USSR another big lead.

  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    Explorer 1
    Explorer 1 let the U.S. catch up a little bit on the space race.
    Explorer 1 also gave the U.S. successful data from space.
    Students nation wide benefited from this by excelling more
    in math and science.

  • First Man in Space

    First Man in Space
    First Man in Space
    When the USSR sent the first person in space gave them the biggest lead they had yet. The Americans were afraid of the
    opening gap. When he was coming back to earth, it was a
    shaky ride. There was an emergency space in the aircraft
    however he did not use it and used a parachute when he was
    close enought to the ground.

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    First American in Space
    The U.S. sends austruantant Alan Shepard on a 15-minute
    28-second sub-orbital flight onboard Freedom 7. The Americans
    are closing the gap rapidly between them and the USSR.

  • Moon Walk Before the End of the Decade

    Moon Walk Before the End of the Decade
    Moon Walk Before the End of the Decade
    President John F. Kennedy challenges NASA to have a
    man walk on the moon by the end of the decade. If
    he had not challenged NASA to do this they might never have had the drive to put a man on the moon and win the space race.

  • First America to Orbit Earth

    First America to Orbit Earth
    First American to Orbit Earth
    John Glen circled the earth 3 times in 4 hours and 56
    minutes. This event clued that the gap between the USSR
    and the U.S. ws only a leap away from being equal.

  • First Woman in Space

    First Woman in Space
    First Woman in Space
    The Soviets launch Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6. She spends three days alone in space. Her spacecraft comes within three miles of Valeri Bykovsky in Vostok 5. This is first time two
    spacecraft pass this close together while in orbit.

  • First Space Walk

    First Space Walk
    First Space Walk
    Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov made the first spacewalk
    in history, beating out American rival Ed Whiteon Gemini 4
    by almost three months.

  • First Moon Walk

    First Moon Walk
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    The first moon walk put the U.S. in the lean for the space race and pretty much got them the win. Neil Armstrong and Buzz
    Alrin walked on the moon that day and created history. Neil
    Armstorng holds the famos quote "One small step for man,
    one giant leap for mankind."