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The Sputnik I
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union (USSR) launched Sputnik I into space, which became the first artificial satellite. -
The Sputnik II
On November 3 of that same year, the USSR launched Sputnik II with a crew member: the dog Laika, who became the first animal in space. -
Moon II
Moon 2. The USSR launches the second spacecraft from the Moon space program on September 11, with the aim of reaching the lunar surface for the first time. Two days later, the Luna 2 space probe crashes into the Serenity Sea, achieving the success of the mission. -
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human being in space aboard Vostok 1, launched by the USSR on April 12, 1961. -
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space
Last manned mission of the Vostok program, which puts Vostok 6 into orbit on June 16, 1963, with astronaut Valentina Tereshkova on board. She will be the first woman in space. The mission lasts almost three days, during which Vostok 6 circled 48 times the Earth. -
Venera III
The USSR launches this satellite on November 16, 1965, that aims to reach the surface of Venus. Three and a half months later, it becomes the first object to reach another planet. -
Apollo 8
The United States is ahead in the space race with the Apollo 8 mission, which puts astronauts Bill Anders, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman into orbit. North Americans become the first humans to orbit the Moon on December 24, 1968 -
Apollo 11
New advance from the US: On July 20 the Apollo 11 mission lands on the Moon. Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the lunar surface. Ewing Aldrin and Michael Collins were with him -
Mariner 9
Mariner 9. The US launches this spacecraft on May 30, 1971, headed for Mars, to obtain information about the red planet. Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit around another planet. -
The end of the space race (Apollo-Soyuz)
Apollo-Soyuz. The competition comes to an end with the union in space of a Soviet spacecraft, the Soyuz 19, and a US spacecraft, the Apollo 18.
