The growth of spaceships

First artifactual satellite into orbit

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik 1 was the first artifactual satellite that made it into orbit. Sputnik 1 was put into orbit by the soviet union.

The first living dog in space

Nov 3, 1957

A dog named Laika was the first dog in space. Sadly she didn't make it back alive as she eventually died in space.

The US launched there first satellite

Jan 31, 1958

Explorer 1 was what the US called their satellite as it went into orbit on January 31, 1958

First US man into space

May 5, 1961

The first US man that traveled into space was named Alan B. Shepherd. He was in a capsule named Freedom 7.

Kennedys speech about space travel

May 25, 1961

JFK's speech called we choose the moon took place at Rice University. The place was packed full of a bunch of people.

First woman in space

Jun 16, 1963

Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space. She worked for the Soviet Union.

First space walk

Mar 25, 1965

The first spacewalk was on the moon. The first person was Neil Armstrong.

The first space craft to orbit mars

Nov 13, 1971

Mariner 9 was the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. That planet was Mars. It had beaten the Soviets to Mars.

First spacecraft to fly around Jupiter

Dec 3, 1973

Galileo was the first spacecraft to fly around Jupiter.