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Mrs. Edenstrom's Space Race Timeline

By Usserjus
  • First Satellite in Space by USSR

    First Satellite in Space by USSR

    On October 4, 1957 the USSR successfully launched Sputnik 1. It was the world's first artificial satellite and it was approximately the size of a beach ball. It weighed only 183.9 lbs.
  • First Animal in Space to orbit Earth for USSR

    First Animal in Space to orbit Earth for USSR

    The first animal to orbit the earth in space was the dog Laika. It paved the path to put humans in space. Sputnik 2 weighed 508 kg, much more than it's predecessor.
  • First Satellite in Space by USA

    First Satellite in Space by USA

    Explorer 1 was the first successful satellite launched by the USA. It was a response to the Soviet Union's "Sputnik 1". Explorer 1 remained in orbit for 12 years, it completed more than 58,400 orbits.
  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA

    President Eisenhower signed NASA into law on July 29, 1958. The agency officially open on Oct. 1, 1958. NASA has been in business for 66 years and continues space exploration.
  • First Man to do EVA by USSR

    First Man to do EVA by USSR

    Alexei Leonov of the USSR became the first man to complete a spacewalk. He exited the capsule of the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. Leonov opened a valve in his spacesuit to let air escape in order to get back on the spaceship.
  • First Man to do an EVA by USA

    First Man to do an EVA by USA

    During the Gemini 4 mission, Ed White became the first man to complete a spacewalk. The spacewalk lasted 23 minutes. The EVA started over Hawaii and ended over the Gulf of Mexico.