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By cmsnorth

  • Sputnik I

    Sputnik I
    The "Space War" with the United States began when the Soviet Union lanched Sputnik I. It was the first artificial satellite that was put into the Earth's orbit. It travels at 18,000 miles per hour and completes an orbit in 96.2 minutes. Also, it helped with research of the atmosphere.

  • Explorer I

    Explorer I
    Explorer 1 was the first American satellite put into earth's orbit. It was launched after Sputnik 1 and 2. The satellite remained in orbit until 1970.

  • NASA Formed

    NASA Formed
    NASA stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Administation. It was formed by the United States during the Space Race for more aeronautics and aerospace research. It controls all launches into space and missions.

  • Discoverer XIV Launched

    Discoverer XIV Launched
    The Discoverer 14 was the first satelitte into space by coming of a moving spacecraft in orbit and then reassembling in mid-air. The United States launched the satelitte.

  • First (Russian) Man in Space

    First (Russian) Man in Space
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was sent by the Russians on the Vostok 1. He advanced the Russians in the space race, and became a Soviet hero.

  • First (Russian) Woman in Space

    First (Russian) Woman in Space
    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space who was sent by the Soviets on the Vostok 6. She was chosen to fly the spacecraft out of 400 other applicants.

  • First American Spacewalk

    First American Spacewalk
    Ed White was the first american to complete a spacewalk. He was sent out on the mission Gemini 4. Ed was in the space for 23 minutes and was over Hawaii and the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Soyuz I

    Soyuz I
    Soyuz 1 was a manned spacecraft holding Vladimir Komarov. It was the first of the Soyuz series. But, technical problems caused a crash and the death of Vladimir on the way back to Earth.

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Apollo 11 was the first flight that took men to the moon and was a project of the United States.This was a great achievement for them, because the United States had reached the moon before the Soviets.

  • Apollo 17's Return from the Moon

    Apollo 17's Return from the Moon
    Apollo 17 was the last or most recent moon landing by the United States. The crew was Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt. The mission took about 12 days.