space race

armstrong

Jul 20, 1669

Neil Armstrong lands on moon and says "Thats one step for man one giant leap for man kind.

S1

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik 1 a artificial satellite the size of a beach ball, was the first articificial satellite that sent the first signals from space.

laika

Jan 31, 1958

originaly a stray, laika was the first animal sent into space in sputnik2 to later died of overheating.

Solar power satel

Mar 17, 1958

first solar powered satellite was vanguard, around the size of a soft ball with spikes in it

communications satellite

Dec 18, 1958

first communications satellite was put into orbit name:SCORE

rocket engine

Jan 2, 1959

first rocket engine restart in earth orbit and first lunar space craft

heliocentric orbit

Jan 4, 1959

first human made object in heliocentric orbit

weather satel

Feb 17, 1959

first weather satellite in orbit.

polar orbit

Feb 28, 1959

first satellite in polar orbit

spy satellite

Jun 25, 1959

the first spy satellite was launched.

space photo

Aug 7, 1959

first photogragh of earth from orbit, a picture of earth from the moon.

john F. kennedy

May 25, 1961

John F Kennedy speech on the beginingof the space race

rover

Nov 17, 1970

first automatic rover in space. Lunokhod1.