Space Race

By watki45

  • Soviets launched Sputnik 1

    1st artificial satellite put in space by USSR. The U.S. feared that the Soviets had the technology to deliver a nuclear weapon via the R-7 rocket.

  • Soviets launched Sputnik 2 with a dog in it

    Another satellite by the USSR. Proved they can put people out into outer space because if the ndog survived then humans can survive.

  • Launching of the Explorer 1

    1st artifical satellite put in space by the U.S. It proved that the USA could do anything the Soviets did.

  • USA created NASA

    A government, replaced NACA. It brought together the talents of many scientists and engineers. Solved the difficult problems of space flight

  • Soviets Launched First Human into Space

    Trying to prove people can live in space.

  • John F. Kennedy Speech

    Is a Speech. About putting a man on the moon. He launched a reserch program of space exploration and scientific research.

  • U.S. had First Person to Orbit the Earth

    First person was John Glenn.Proved people could be in space for a long time.

  • Launching of Apollo 8

    A artificial satellite. Was the first try to go to the moon for the U.S.

  • Neil Armstrong Lands on the Moon

    Was important because the U.S. were in the lead now for the Space Race because no one had reached the moon until then.

  • USA Wins the Space Race!