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Sputnick, an artifical satellite was launched by the Russians into Space. It was about the size of a beach ball and marked the beginning of the space race.
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Russia sends its second launch, this time with a dog named Laika. Laika didn't return.
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USA launches Explorer I From Cape Carneval in Florida.
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NASA selects the Mercury Seven, which consists of Alan Shepard, Jr., Walter Schirra, Jr., John Glenn, Jr., Virgil "Gus" Grissom, M. Scott Carpenter, Donald "Deke" Slayton, and L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
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Luna 3 Orbits the Moon, photographing 70 percent of its surface.
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Blasted off from the Freedom 7 capsule, Alan B. Shepard became the first American in Space.
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President Kennedy makes it a mission to go the moon before the end of the decade.
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He was the youngest person in space, aboard the Vostok 2. This made him the second person in orbit.
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John Glenn Orbits the Moon a total of 3 times.
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Aboard the Voskhod spacecraft, Alexei Leonov is the first man to walk in space. This consisted of two missions, both launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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Frank Borman and James Lovell have a two week stay in Earth orbit on the Gemini 7.
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Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies due to failure of the parachutes of the Soyoz 1 capsule during re-entry.
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Yuri Gagarin dies in a plane crash; the cause of the crash is not certain.
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Apollo 11 was launched from Florida, this was the first launch to get humans to the moon. The crew commander was Neil Armstrong.
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Marks the end of the Space Age.
