space race

By MOHAMMAD3

  • Sputnik 1 october 4 1957

    Sputnik 1 october 4 1957
    Sputnik: First Man-made Satellite
    The world's first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Russians.
    This event drew the U.S. full throttle into the space race.
    Launched by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957
    Had 4 external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses

  • sputnik 2 november 3 1957

    sputnik 2 november 3 1957
    Launched by the Soviet Union
    Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, on November 3, 1957
    First spacecraft to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika, who died a few hours after the launch.