Space Exploration

By penrodr15

  • USSR launches Sputnik

    First satellite launched by USSR. The US worried the USSR had a missile that could reach US
    Space Exploration Packet

  • US launches explorer 1

    US gets an interest in space and could now fight USSR.
    Space Exploration Packet

  • NASA created

    Now US space progression can be faster
    Space exploration packet

  • First successful weather satellite is launched

    Tiros 1 allows the US to look at weather conditions from space. This again gives the US an advantage over the USSR
    http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

  • John F Kennedy is elected president

    This is important because JFK is the man that gets the whole put a man on the moon ball rolling.
    http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

  • Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space

    The first man ever is put in space by USSR. This shows that they are capable of doing so
    http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

  • JFK wants to put man on moon

    If the US gets someone on the moon then they will be way ahead of USSR
    Space exploration packet

  • Walter Schirra orbits the Earth six times

    This shows what the US is capable of doing and how far they can go
    http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

  • President Kennedy is assassinated

    Even though JFK started the movemnt to get someone on the moon, the program is continued
    http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

  • 2 men land on the moon

    This puts the US way ahead of the USSR in space achievements
    Space Exploration Packet