Space Exploration TimeLine

By Mora40

  • Sputnik 1 was launched

    The U.S is alarmed that Soviets might be able to shoot nuclear missles from space.

  • USSR launches Sputnik2 which launches a small dog into orbit

    Proves animals can go into space and survive.

  • explorer one first American satelitte reaches oribts and discovers Van allen radiation belt.

    Finds a radiation belt that can destroy ships and equipment.

  • J.F.K is elected president

    If J.F.K wasn't elected humans might of never went to space.

  • Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space and orbits Earth once

    fProves that humans can go into space and back successfully

  • Alan Shepered becomes first American human in space

    Americans start to prove that they can do things like this to.

  • JFK annouces sending man to moon before end of decade

    If he did not annouce this Russia might of beat us to this.

  • JFK is assassinated

    Makes Americans more eager to go to the moon

  • Alexei Leonov does the first space walk.

    Proves humans can go outside of spacecraft and not die. If not for this humans would of never stepped on moon

  • Neil Armstron and Buzz Aldrin become first humans to walk on moon

    Endsd the Space Racwe and U.S beats Russia in the Space Race