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Space Exploration

By kailey25

  • Sputnik 1 launched by USSR

    space race dates 1st artificial satelite put in space by the USSR.The U.S. feared that the USSR had the technology to deliver a nuclear weapon via the R-7 rocket.
  • Dog in space

    Dog in space

    USSR launches Sputnik 2 which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit,7 days later Laika the Space dog past away because she had problems breathing.
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    Explorer 1 The first American satellite to reach orbit, is launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt.
  • Explorer 2 launched, failed to orbit

    Explorer 2 launched, failed to orbit

    explorer 2
    US launched Explorer 2 but it failed to reach orbit, It was the 4th US attempt and the 3rd fail the ARPA was beginning to worry if they could launch a successful spacecraft
  • Luna 1 Launched USSR

    Luna 1 Launched USSR

    LUNA 1Luna 1 was launched by the USSR. It is the first man made object to orbit the sun
  • 35th president

    35th president

    35th presidentJohn F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States.
  • First American

    First American

    timelinesAlan B. Shepard becomes the first American in space. He is know a part of American history
  • First Women in Space

    First Women in Space

    Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
  • Plane Crash

    Plane Crash

    Astronauts Charles Bassett and Elliott See die when their plane crashes in bad weather.
  • First men to walk on the moon

    First men to walk on the moon

    man on the moonNeil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon while crewmate Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone.