Space Race

By oSandoval
  • 1957- Soviet Union launches Sputnik

    1957- Soviet Union launches Sputnik

  • 1958- U.S. launches an artificial satellite

    1958- U.S. launches an artificial satellite

    (Explorer 1)
  • 1959- Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

    1959- Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

  • 1961- First human orbits Earth

    1961- First human orbits Earth

    (Yuri Gagarin)
  • 1961- First American in space

    1961- First American in space

    (Alan Shepard)
  • 1962- First American orbits Earth, Mariner 2 flies past venus

    1962- First American orbits Earth, Mariner 2 flies past venus

    (John Glenn, Jr)
  • 1963- First woman in space

    1963- First woman in space

    (Valentina Tereshkova
  • 1965- Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

    1965- Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

  • 1969- Apollo 11 first manned moon landing

    1969- Apollo 11 first manned moon landing

    (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)
  • 1970- Venera 7 lands on venus

    1970- Venera 7 lands on venus

  • 1971- First manned space station

    1971- First manned space station

    Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars
  • 1973- Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

    1973- Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

  • 1975- U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

    1975- U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

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