space race

By mhaym53@ksdr1.net

  • Launched sputnik 1

    Spunik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. It was a 58 cm diamiter metal sphere. Sputnik 1 was important because, it was the first manmade object to orbit the Earth and it started the Space Race.

  • The Soviet's send the first living thing into space.

    The Soviets sent the first living thing into space. A dog named Laika. This was important because it showed that living organisms could servive in space.

  • First American satillite in space.

    This was important because it was America's relation.

  • The United States Responds.

    Exploror 1 was the first U.S satellite. It was important beacuse the Space Race was just begining.

  • First human in space!

    This date is imortant because this was the first time a human had been in space before!

  • John F Kennedy gives his spech.

    This was important because it kick started the Apollo program and it started sending humans into space.

  • Vladimir Komarov was killed in a landing accident.

    This was important because it just added to the mistakes of the Soveit Union that led to them loosing the Space Race.

  • The first man on the moon!

    This was important because it was the first time a human being had landed on the moon.

  • The Soveit union crashes Luna 15.

    This was important because it ended the space race.

  • The Soviet Union and America decide to work together to further the development of space exploration.

    It was imortant because it ended the space race.