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Sputnik One
This is a soviet satellite that became the first man made object in space. -
Sputnik Two
This is the second man made object in space however it carried a small dog named Laika into orbit -
Explorer One
This is the first american satellite launched into space. -
NASA is formed
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA is formed. It is the United States space program. -
Luna One
This was a satellite lanched by The Soviet Union that became the first man made object to enter an orbit around the sun. -
Pioneer Four
Pioneer Four is sent on a earth to moon trajectory and passes within 37,000 of the moon. -
Luna Two
Luna Two becomes the first man made object to orbit the sun. -
Luna Three
Luna Three photographs 70 percent of the moons surface orbiting it once. -
Tiros One
Tiros One is the first succesful weather satellite. -
JFK elected president
John F. Kennedy is elected president of the United States. -
First man in space
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to enter space orbitng the earth once before rentering the earth's atmosphere. -
First American in space
Alan Shepard becomes the first american in space. -
JFK Moon Speech
JFK challenges the United States to go to the moon before the end if the decade. -
JFK assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
Alexi Leonov perfoms first space walk
Alexi Leonov perfoms the world's first space walk. -
Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong become the first people to land on the moon ultimately ending the space race.
