history of space exploration

sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

sputnic 1 was the first space probe ever launched this started the space race

The Great Space Race

Period: Oct 4, 1957 to Sep 19, 2000

the great space race is the soviets vs the usa to clame the moon first

united states creats nasa

Oct 1, 1958

nasa is the united states space program

soveits launch first satilite

Oct 4, 1958

the soviets launch the first artificial satilite. this started the space race

first human in space

Apr 12, 1961

soviets launch Yuri Gagarin one orbit around the earth

first american in space

May 5, 1961

alan shepard was the first american in space using the freedom 7 this got the usa back in the Great Space Race

nasa had first man on moon

Jul 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the moon

neil armstong and buzz aldrin collect space rocks

Jul 20, 1969

collecting 400 kilograms of moon rocks to take back to earth to study this is important because we may still think the moon is made out of cheeze

usa's first space station

May 14, 1973

the usa lanched skylab (our first space station) this also ment humans could start living in space

The Cassini space probe

Oct 15, 1997

the cassini space probe was launched for the pourpouse to find evidence of life on other planets. In 2005 it found water on one of saterns moons