MALACHI SPACE RACE

First satellite in space by USSR

Oct 4, 1957

The first artificial satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union

First animal in space by the USSR

Nov 3, 1957

Laika was a stray dog chosen for her adaptability. She was sent aboard Sputnik 2 to help Soviet

First Satellite in Space by the USA

Jan 31, 1958

Explorer 1 was America's first satellite to orbit the Earth. Its mission provided crucial data

NASA WAS MADE

Jul 29, 1958

NASA was formed in response to the Soviet Union's success in space.

. First Chimpanzee Used to Perform Tasks in Space (USA)

Jan 31, 1961

Ham the Chimp was the first chimpanzee to perform tasks in space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2

First Man in Space (USSR)

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space and orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 1

First Man in Space (USA)

May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to space aboard Freedom 7.

JFK's Speech and Commitment to Getting to the Moon

May 25, 1961

President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech committing the U.S. to landing a man on the Moon by the end of the decade

. First Man to Orbit Earth (USA)

Feb 20, 1962

John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth aboard Friendship 7

First Man to Perform an EVA (USSR)

Mar 18, 1965

Alexei Leonov became the first person to perform an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) or spacewalk during the Voskhod 2 mission

. First Man to Perform an EVA (USA)

Jun 3, 1965

White became the first American to perform an EVA during the Gemini 4 mission.

Gemini 4

Jun 3, 1965

James McDivitt Command Pilot Flew and controlled the spacecraft.Ed White Pilot Performed the first American spacewalk (EVA) for 23 minutes.

Gemini 6A

Dec 15, 1965

Wally Schirra – Command Pilot Performed the first space rendezvous with Gemini 7. Thomas Stafford – Pilot Monitored spacecraft systems and assisted Schirra.

The Original Gemini 9 Crew Tragedy

Feb 28, 1966

Elliot See Charles Bassett See and Bassett (the original crew for Gemini 9) were flying a T-38 jet to St. Louis to train in the Gemini spacecraft simulator. Their jet crashed into a building near the McDonnell Aircraft plant during bad weather. Both astronauts were killed instantly.

Gemini 8

Mar 16, 1966

Neil Armstrong – Command Pilot Performed emergency undocking and stabilized the craft. David Scott – Pilot Assisted Armstrong in diagnosing the thruster issue.

Apollo 1 Fire

Jan 27, 1967

Gus Grissom Ed White Roger B. Chaffee during a routine pre-launch test on the pad, a flash fire started inside the sealed Apollo 1 command module. The spacecraft was filled with 100% oxygen, wiring was faulty, and the hatch opened inward, making escape impossible. All three astronauts died from smoke inhalation within seconds.

Apollo 7

Oct 11, 1968

Astronauts: Wally Schirra Donn Eisele Walter Cunningham First crewed Apollo mission after Apollo 1 fire First live television broadcast from a U.S. spacecraft Tested the Command/Service Module in Earth orbit

Apollo 8

Dec 21, 1968

Frank Borman James Lovell William Anders First humans to leave Earth orbit First humans to orbit the Moon First photos of Earth from lunar orbit

Apollo 9

Mar 3, 1969

James McDivitt David Scott Russell Schweickart crewed flight of the Lunar Module in space.
Tested Lunar Module docking and undocking maneuvers. First spacewalk from a Lunar Module (Schweickart tested spacesuit in orbit

Apollo 11

Jul 16, 1969

First humans to land on the Moon First walk on the Moon Neil Armstrong, followed by Buzz Aldrin Collected lunar samples and returned safely to Earth.

Apollo 10

Jul 16, 1969

Thomas Stafford John Young Eugene Cernan Dress rehearsal” for the Moon landing.The Lunar Module descended to just 50,000 feet above the Moon.