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  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1 was the first man made satellite to be launched in to space. It was created and launched by the U.S.S.R. America took this launching as a challenge and soon began the space race.
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  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2 launches, carrying a female dog into space. The satellite remained in orbit for 162 days.
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    The first American satellite, Explorer 1, enters orbit.
  • NASA Created

    NASA Created

    President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA. President Eisenhower wanted to keep military matters seperate from exploring space.
  • Luna 1

    Luna 1

    Luna 1, a Soviet lunar probe, launches for the moon but misses its target.
  • Ham the Chimp

    Ham the Chimp

    Ham, a chimpanzee, flew for America on a sub-orbital flight on Mercury 2.
  • First Human in Space

    First Human in Space

    Yuri Gagarin is the first man in space, aboard Vostok 1.
  • First American in Space

    First American in Space

    Alan Shepard commands the Freedom 7 into space, making him the first American in space.
  • First Spacewalk

    First Spacewalk

    Alexei Leonov makes the first spacewalk, exiting the spacecraft Voskhod 2.
  • Fire kills 3 astronauts

    Fire kills 3 astronauts

    During a test run of Apollo, a fire broke out in the command capsule and killed 3 astronauts.
  • Apollo 11 begins its mission

    Apollo 11 begins its mission

    Apollo 11 began its mission to the moon.
  • First men to walk on the moon

    First men to walk on the moon

    Americans Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong are the first men to walk on the moon.

  • More missions

    There were more missions after Apollo 11 to the moon and a rover also taken up to the moon later. Throughout the whole space race, there were many more satellites and space craft launched, so many that they all cannot be mentioned.

  • Sources

    "Timeline: The Space Race." PBS. PBS, 6 Oct. 2005. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.

  • Influence on Society

    We gained knowledge about outer space. Inspired and encouraged young people to go into the science field. We earned bragging rights against U.S.S.R.