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The Soviet Union launched the first satilite to fly over enemy territory without the risk of being shot down.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The U.S. had the first spacewalk they did this to know if we could live or be in space without dieing.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The soviet union flew by the moon 5995 km away from the moon.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The soviet union launch the first human into space they did this to take the lead in the space race they had talen the lead by mere weeks.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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JFK had initiated the National Aeronautics and space adminstration (NASA) he did this to be able to reach space quicker and to be more effective in the space race.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The americans put a friendship 7 into orbit it orbited the earth three times the americans did this so they could see just how long this capsule could be out in space.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The americans put the first american into orbit on May.5 1962 so they could make a attemtp to try to catch up to the soviet union and to see if their equipment wuld be able to last in space.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The U.S snet the fist capsule onto the moon while doing this they found a important fact that the moon was rock not a liquid.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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He died and he was one of the astronauts they had to take a differen astronaut to sapce.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html
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The americans won the sapce race by landing on the moon and putting the american flag on the moon.www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/astrophies/timenf.html