Kyah Chambers, December 3rd. . . Space Race Timeline

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  • Cold War Begins

    Cold War Begins

    A Compettion Between The U.S & The Soviet Union.
  • Soviet Launches Sputnik

    Soviet Launches Sputnik

    The Soviet Union Successfully Launches A Sputnik That Shocks And Frightens Many Americans
  • First Animal In Space

    First Animal In Space

    The first animal to actually go into orbit was the dog Laika, launched on the soviet sputnik.
  • First Soviet Man In Space .

    First Soviet Man In Space .

    Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft.
  • First American Man In Space .

    First American Man In Space .

    Alan Shepard flew on a Mercury spacecraft and became the first american man in space.
  • First Soviet Women In Space .

    First Soviet Women In Space .

  • First Men On The Moon

    First Men On The Moon

    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon