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The Space race

By xedenx

  • dwarf planets

    dwarf planets
    There are currently 5 recognised Dwarf Planets. Ceres - is between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt.
    Pluto, Eris , Makemake, Haumea. but it is certain that there are many more in the Kuiper Belt that have not yet been identified.There may be dozens or hundreds of them, but they are so small and far away that we haven't noticed them yet
    Wait about 6 more years, until the James Webb Space Telescope is launched. It ought to be able to pick out a few.
    {--I only know the year--}

  • pluto

    pluto
    Pluto was discovered on Tuesday 18th February 1930 by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The launching of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union began the "space war" with America. It was the first satellite that was put in to the Earth's orbit.

  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    Explorer 1 was the first American satellite put into earth's orbit. It was launched after the Soviet's Sputnik 1 and 2.

  • NASA

    NASA
    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA was formed by the America during the space race for more research

  • first spaceship to land on the moon

    first spaceship to land on the moon
    The Soviet Union's Luna program was the first to go to the moon. Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the moon. It was launched by the Soviet Union and impacted on Sept. 14, 1959 Luna 9, a Soviet spacecraft was the first to achieve a soft landing on the moon.

  • First Russian Man in Space

    First Russian Man in Space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was sent by the Russians on the Vostok 1 space craft

  • First American in Space

    First American in Space
    Soon after the Russians sent a man in outer space, the United States sent Alan Sheppard.

  • First (Russian) Woman in Space

    First (Russian) Woman in Space
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space sent by the Soviets on the Vostok 6 spacecraft.

  • First Spacewalk

    First Spacewalk
    Alexey Leonov was the first man out in actual space.

  • First American Spacewalk

    First American Spacewalk
    Ed Whit e was the first American to complete a spacewalk.

  • Luna 9

    Luna 9
    Luna 9 was the first space craft to have a soft luna landing. It was sent by the Russians.

  • Luna 10

    Luna 10
    Luna 10 was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.

  • Halley’s Comet

    Halley’s Comet
    Halley’s Comet was last seen in the inner Solar System in 1986, it will be visible again from Earth sometime in 2061 (get your camera ready). I dont know when the exact date is

  • spaceship went BOOM!!!

    spaceship went BOOM!!!
    The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it re-entrying into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members in side. =[

  • lower gravity

    lower gravity
    Because of lower gravity, a person who weighs 100kg on earth would only weigh 38kg on the surface of Mars.
    [this one dosent have a date or need one]

  • venus passed the sun

    venus passed the sun
    today venus passed the sun and it wont happen again till 2162 and it onley happens every 150 years

  • satellite

    satellite
    Explorer 1 was designed and built by the California Institute of Technology's JPL under the direction of Dr. William H. Pickering. It was the second satellite to carry a mission payload (Sputnik 2 was the first).
    The total weight of the satellite was 13.97 kilograms

  • the hottest

    the hottest
    Venus is the hottest planet Its atmosphere is primarily composed of carbon dioxide - the primary green house gas -, which acts like a one-way door. The solar heat enters, but it cannot leave.

  • the world ending

    the world ending
    on january the 1 in 2013 research show that the world is going to end cause a big meateorite is going to crash in to earth but I beg to differ