ashleys space race timeline

By ashleyebryant18

  • first satellite in space by USSR

    sputnik
  • First satellite in space by USSR

    First satellite in space by USSR

    sputnik
  • First animal in space by USSR

    First animal in space by USSR

    dog Laika
  • First satellite in space by USA

    First satellite in space by USA

    explorer 1
  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA

    nasa
  • First animal in space by USA (Ham the chimp)

    First animal in space by USA (Ham the chimp)

    chimpanzee
  • 3 events that were important in the Gemini missions

    3 events that were important in the Gemini missions

    1.to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions
    2.First maneuver to change orbit plane
    3.First working EVA.
  • First man in space by USSR

    First man in space by USSR

    gagarin
  • First man to orbit Earth by USSR

    First man to orbit Earth by USSR

    cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
  • JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

    JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

    President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade.
  • First man to orbit Earth by USA

    First man to orbit Earth by USA

    John H. Glenn, Jr
  • First man to do an EVA by USSR

    First man to do an EVA by USSR

    cosmonaut Alexei Leonov
  • First man to do an EVA by USA

    First man to do an EVA by USA

    Ed White
  • apollo 7

    apollo 7

    Lunar Module Pilot

  • tragedies that led up to getting to the moon

    an oxygen tank explosion almost 56 hours into the flight forced the crew to abandon all thoughts of reaching the moon.
  • First man in space by USA

    First man in space by USA

    alan shephard