Space Exploration

By ClevengerM04

  • Sputnik launched by USSR

    The U.S. found that the USSR had the technology to deliver a nuclear weapon, via the R-7 rocket. Also it was the start of the great Space Race.
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    Space Exploration

  • USSR Launches Laika Into orbit

    Laika the dog was launched into orbit and survived, this proved that humnas could go into space and survive.

  • U.S. launched Explorer 1

    Explorer 1 carried scientific equipment that led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. Also, it was the first american satelite to orbit earth.

  • John F. Kennedyś Speech

    John F. Kennedy gave an important speech that day. We could now send people to space.

  • Yuri Gagarin Orbits Earth

    Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space and the first man to orbit earth.

  • First American in Space

    Alan B. Shepard becomes the first american in space.

  • First American on the Moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon. He was the first person to walk on the moon.

  • Space Race is Over

    On the day Apollo 11 launched and landed, the Space Race was over.