Space Exploration Timeline

By breannasmith
  • The 1st artificial satellite was lunched and it's name.

    The 1st artificial satellite was lunched and it's name.

    Sputnik was lunched by the Soviet Union.
  • The date when the Mercury Program began.

    The date when the Mercury Program began.

    The Mercury Program began in the U.S.
  • The 1st time a mammal was sent into space and it's name.

    The 1st time a mammal was sent into space and it's name.

    The name of the dog was Laika he was lunched by the Soviet Union.
  • the 1st time a man was sent into space and his name.

    the 1st time a man was sent into space and his name.

    Yuri Gagarin was launched in space from Russia.
  • The 1st U.S. astronaut that was launched into space and his name.

    The 1st U.S. astronaut that was launched into space and his name.

    His name was Alan Shepard.
  • The 1st U.S. astronaut that orbited the Earth and his name.

    The 1st U.S. astronaut that orbited the Earth and his name.

    His name was John Glenn.
  • The 1st time a women was launched into space and her name.

    The 1st time a women was launched into space and her name.

    Her name was Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova and she was launched from China.
  • When the Gemini Space program began.

    When the Gemini Space program began.

    The Gemini program began in the U.S.
  • When the Apollo Space Program began.

    When the Apollo Space Program began.

    The Apollo Space Program began in the U.S.
  • The 1st man on the Moon and the name of the mission.

    The 1st man on the Moon and the name of the mission.

    The 1st man on the Moon was Neil Armstrong he was launched from the U.S. and the name of the mission was Apollo 11.
  • the date when the Voyager 2 probe got launched.

    the date when the Voyager 2 probe got launched.

    Voyager 2 probe got luanched by th U.S.
  • The date when Voyager 1 was launched.

    The date when Voyager 1 was launched.

    Voyager 1 was launched from the U.S.
  • The 1st space shuttle mission and the name of the shuttle.

    The 1st space shuttle mission and the name of the shuttle.

    The 1st space shuttle mission was STS-1 and it was named Columbia it was also launched from the U.S.
  • The 1st U.S. women to go into space and her name.

    The 1st U.S. women to go into space and her name.

    Sally Ride was the 1st U.S. women to be launched into space.
  • The date when the Challenger exploded.

    The date when the Challenger exploded.

    The Challenger was launched from the U.S.