The Space Race

By Griffin VanLandingham

  • The First Atomic Explosion

    The First Atomic Explosion
    The first atomic explosion happened in the U.S.A down in New Mexico, 120 miles south of Santa Fe.

  • Atomic Bombings In Japan

    Atomic Bombings In Japan
    This when the A-bomb was born and used.

  • Soviet Development of Nuclear Weapons

    Soviet Development of Nuclear Weapons
    The Soviets successfully tested their first nuclear weapon at Semipalatinsk.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    Sputnik was the first ever satellite in space sent by the soviets

  • Laika

    Laika
    Laika was the first animals ever to go into space

  • Yuri Gagarin

    Yuri Gagarin
    He was the first man ever into space and to orbit the earth

  • Alan Shepard

    Alan Shepard
    He was the first american ever to into space and was only 3 weeks after Yuri Gagarin