Wen-7-HOSTT

By cmsnorth

  • Sputnik I

    Sputnik I
    On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into space. It orbited the earth before returning to the Soviet Union.

  • Vostok

    Vostok
    On April 12th, 1961, Yuri A. Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, was launched into space in the spacecraft Vostok.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    On December 21th, 1968, the United States launched there Apollo program by sending Apollo 8 into space. Apollo 8 orbited the moon 10 times.

  • Neil Armstrong

    Neil Armstrong
    On July 20th, 1969, the United States sent astronaut Neil Armstrong into space. Armstrong landed on the moon and was the first person to walk on the moon.

  • The Death of Apollo

    The Death of Apollo
    In 1972, the United States government cancelled the Apollo space program that landed the first man on the moon.

  • Columbia

    Columbia
    On April 12th, 1981, the United States sent space shuttle Colbumbia into space.

  • Challenger

    Challenger
    On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle known as Challenger tore apart in space, killing the 7 astronauts aboard.

  • Soviet Cosmonauts

    Soviet Cosmonauts
    From 1987 to 1988, Soviet cosmonauts spent 366 days orbiting the earth.

  • Columbia

    Columbia
    On Febuary 1st, 2003, Columbia broke apart when it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing the 7 crew members aboard.

  • Returning to Space

    Returning to Space
    In 2005, the US launched a space shuttle for the first time since the Columbia breaking.