Space Race

  • Columbus's first voyage
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus's first voyage

    Columbus was rejected by Portugal, so he sailed west for Spain. He thought he made it to the East Indies.
  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama reaches India

    He sailed for Portugal. He went around the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Columbus's third voyage
    Jan 1, 1498

    Columbus's third voyage

    Columbus once again sails west for Spain, this time landing in South America.
  • Magellan's Crew circumnavigates the world
    Jan 1, 1519

    Magellan's Crew circumnavigates the world

    Magellan was killed in the Philippines, but his crew sailed around the entire world. They went around South America.