Space Exploration

Spuntik 1

Nov 3, 1957

USSR first satellite into space, kicks off spacerace www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Explorer 2

Mar 5, 1958

(USA) Explorer 2 is launched but failed into orbit www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

NASA

Oct 1, 1958

Makes it to where there are more people working on Space inovations, replaces NACA www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Vostok 1

Apr 12, 1961

( Ussr) First Human in space, and to orbit Earth, Yuri Gagarin www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Space Exploration speach

May 25, 1961

JFK makes big speach about what goals needed to be achived, the first American/ the world, to go in to space (usa) www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Friendship 7

Feb 20, 1962

First American to orbit Earth, First person to orbit Earth multiple times. www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Ranger 7

Jul 31, 1964

First close up at the moon, Proved that the moon has a solid surface. www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Mariner 4

Jul 14, 1965

USA Mariner 4 Returns closer images of Mars www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Surveyor 1

Jun 2, 1966

(usa) Surveyor 1 soft lands on the moon, moon has a solid surface www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Apollo 1

Jan 27, 1967

USA Gus Grissom, Ed White, Rodger Chaffe, are killed when a fire ignites while testing on a launch pad www.thespacerace.com/timeline/

Apollo 11

Jul 20, 1969

First people to walk on moon are Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz", walk on the moon www.thespacerace.com/timeline/