Space race

Space Race

By marsalmeron
  • Launching of Sputnik 1

    Launching of Sputnik 1

    Soviet Union were the ones to succesfully launch the Sputnik and was one if the first satellite. It was a technical achivement.
  • Spunik 2

    Spunik 2

    2nd spacecraft to orbit the earth but the first with an animal to carry it. Had alot of biological data.
  • Sputnik 3

    Sputnik 3

    It Was launched by the soviet union and was an automatic spacecraft. Its mission duration was 692 days.
  • Luna 1

    Luna 1

    One of the first man made object that has the ability to orbit the sun and was launched by the USSR.
  • Luna 2

    Luna 2

    Its purpose was to impact the moon and is another of the first man made objects to be built. Launched by the soviet union.
  • Tiros 1

    Tiros 1

    One of the first and succesful weather satellites is launched at this day. Helped alot of meterologist with this satellite.
  • Apollo 17

    Apollo 17

    Apollo 17 missionwas to land on the moon and they only had one person who was trained geologist. It was a final manned mission,
  • Luna 3

    Luna 3

    Takes pictures of the moon and orbits it. Launched by the Soviet Union and the third space probe.