Spacerace

Space race

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  • Launching of Sputnik

    Launching of Sputnik

    The Soviets launched the first artificial satellite to the Earth's orbit.
  • Creation of the NASA

    Creation of the NASA

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a federal agency dedicated to space exploration.
    This year, the US also launched their own satellite, Explorer I.
  • Luna 2

    Luna 2

    The USSR launched the Luna 2, the first space probe to hit the moon.
  • First person to orbit the Earth

    First person to orbit the Earth

    The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin traveled in the spacecraft Vostok 1 around the Earth.
  • First American in space

    First American in space

    Although he wasn't in orbit, Alan Shepard became the first American to ever be in space.
  • John Glenn orbited Earth

    John Glenn orbited Earth

    He was the first American to do so.
  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8

    This was the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, organised by the United States
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    First lunar landing by US astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.