Space Race

By Hannah E

  • launch of Sputnik

    Launched by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957

  • sputnik 2 was launched

    Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, on November 3, 1957

  • Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space

    Kennedy challenged the American people and government to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. While Kennedy was president, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space (1961).

  • John F. Kennedy became president

    he United Space fell further behind. The Soviets had already placed a dog in space. Now in Kennedy’s first year on April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to orbit the Earth.

  • john glee first to orbit earth

    Kennedy challenged the American people and government to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Then in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth.

  • neil armstrong

    Kennedy challenged the American people and government to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. In 1969, many thought of President Kennedy’s challenge when Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the moon.