Space Exploration

By laurenwisner
  • Soviet Union launched Sputnik (first satellite into space)

    Soviet Union launched Sputnik (first satellite into space)

  • Dog named Laika went into space by Russia

    Dog named Laika went into space by Russia

  • The Mecury Program Began; By USA

    The Mecury Program Began; By USA

  • Yuri Gagarin was the first man into space; sent by Russia

    Yuri Gagarin was the first man into space; sent by Russia

  • Alan Shepard was the first US astronaunt into space

    Alan Shepard was the first US astronaunt into space

  • Year the first US astronaunt orbited the earth; John Glenn

    Year the first US astronaunt orbited the earth; John Glenn

  • Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space; sent by Russia

    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space; sent by Russia

  • The Gemini Space Program Began; USA

    The Gemini Space Program Began; USA

  • First moon probe that landed; luna 9 by the Soviet Union

    First moon probe that landed; luna 9 by the Soviet Union

    Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a lunar soft landing and to transmit photographic data from the Moon's surface to Earth, preceding the U.S. Surveyor 1 soft lander by about 4 months. The probe also proved that the lunar surface could support the weight of a lander and that an object would not sink into a loose layer of dust as some models predicted. Luna 9 launched on 31 January 1966 at 11:41 UT (14:41 Moscow time) from Baikonur Cosmodrome and reached the Moon on 3 February.
  • Appolla Space Program began; USA

    Appolla Space Program began; USA

  • Apollo Mission sent the first man to walk on the Earth; Neil Armstrong USA

    Apollo Mission sent the first man to walk on the Earth; Neil Armstrong USA

  • Year the Voyager 1 and 2 probes launched; USA

    Year the Voyager 1 and 2 probes launched; USA

  • STS-1 was the first shuttle of a space mission; USA

    STS-1 was the first shuttle of a space mission; USA

  • Sally Ride wsa the first USA woman into space

    Sally Ride wsa the first USA woman into space

    For her contributions to the field of science and space exploration, Ride received many honors, including the NASA Space Flight Medal and the NCAA’s Theodore Roosevelt Award. She was also inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the Astronaut Hall of Fame. On July 23, 2012, Sally Ride died at the age of 61, following a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer. She will always be remembered as a pioneering astronaut who went where no other woman had gone before.