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