Moon landing

US Makes It to the Moon!

By kellerk25

  • NASA

    NASA
    The United States' Congress approved the creation of NASA.

  • Huntsville, Alabama

    Huntsville, Alabama
    The first test firing of the 1st stange enginies were tested in Huntsville, Alabama.

  • Apollo Spacecraft

    Apollo Spacecraft
    North American aviation recieves the contract for the development of the Apollo Spacecraft.

  • John Glenn

    John Glenn
    John Glenn completes the first US manned orbital flight.

  • Ranger- 4 Probe

    July 28-31. The Ranger-4 probe hits the moon, relaying high-resolution pictures of the lunar surface before the impact.

  • First Gemini Spacewalk

    First Gemini Spacewalk
    Edward White completes first US spacewalk during Gemini - 4 mission.

  • Saturn 1B - Rocket

    Saturn 1B - Rocket
    The Saturn - 1B rocket launches Block I of the first Apollo spacecraft on its first 15 minute suborbital test mission. The command module splashed down in the Alantic Ocean.

  • First Soft Spacecraft Landing

    First Soft Spacecraft Landing
    The first US spacecraft to complete soft - landing on the surface on the moon on June 2.

  • Death of Astronauts

    Death of Astronauts
    3 astronauts died in a fire during training inside the command module of the Apollo Spacecraft on the launch at Cape Canaveral

  • Heading to the Moon.

    Heading to the Moon.
    Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong,Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins set off torward the moon, and landing.

  • FIRST STEP ON THE MOON.

    FIRST STEP ON THE MOON.
    Neil Armstorng took the first step on the moon for the United States. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."