Space race

Space Race

  • Sputnik 1 Launches

    Sputnik 1 Launches
    Soviet
  • First Animal Launched Into Space

    First Animal Launched Into Space
    Soviet
  • Explorer I

    Explorer I
    American
  • NASA Formed

    NASA Formed
    American
  • Discoverer XIV

    Discoverer XIV
    First satelitte in space.
    American
  • Yuri Gargarin Becomes First Man in Space

    Yuri Gargarin Becomes First Man in Space
    Soviet
  • Alan Shepard Becomes First American in Space

    Alan Shepard Becomes First American in Space
    American
  • Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space

    Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space
    Soviet
  • Aleksei Leonov Becomes First Man to Walk in Space

    Aleksei Leonov Becomes First Man to Walk in Space
    Soviet
  • Luna 10

    Luna 10
    First spacecraft to orbit the moon.
    Soviet
  • Soyuz I Flight Becomes First Fatal Space Flight

    Soyuz I Flight Becomes First Fatal Space Flight
    Soviet
  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    First manned spacecraft to orbit the moon
    American
  • Apollo 11 - First Men Walk on the Moon

    Apollo 11 - First Men Walk on the Moon
    American
  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13
    American
  • Apollo 17 Returns from Moon

    Apollo 17 Returns from Moon
    American