Space Exploration

soviets launched sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

Ths was the start to the Space Race. It made the us government worry they are going to launch missles and use the sattalitte to spy on the us.

Soviets lauch sputnik 2

Nov 3, 1957

Sputnik 2 carried a small dog named lakia. This was a test to see if mamual could survive in space.From this experiment/launch the soviets found out that mamuals can survive in space as long as they are provided with food,water,protection from space elements, and are provided with oxigen.

U.S.A launches Explorer 1 into orbit

Jan 31, 1958

It was the U.S.A's first sattilite in space.

soviets launch luna 1

Jan 2, 1959

Luna 1 was the very first man made object to orbit the sun.

luna 2 is launched

Sep 12, 1959

Luna 2 was the first man made object to impact the moon

soviets launch luna 3

Oct 4, 1959

Luna 3 took pictures of 70% of the moon.

U.S.A lauches explorer XIV

Aug 18, 1960

Explorer XIV was the first camers equiped spy sattilte.

Soviets launch first human in space

Apr 12, 1961

The soviets lanched the first human into space and he survived and made it back proving humans can survive in space.

Alan B. Shepard was the first american in space.

May 5, 1961

He was the first amercan to expirence A trip to space. This gave the americans a person who expirenced space flight and could explain the expirence and tell them how to make things better.

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Were the first people on the moon

Jul 20, 1969

They were the very first humans in the moon. They also collected Mon rocks to bring back to Earth.