space race

By ayleenmiranda

  • Soviet Union launches Sputnik

  • U.S. launches an artificial satellite(Explorer 1)

  • Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

    Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

  • First human orbits Earth (Yuri Gagarin)

  • First American in space (Alan Shepard)

  • First American orbits Earth (John Glenn, Jr) Mariner 2 flies past venus

  • First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova)

  • Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

    Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

  • Apollo 11 first manned moon landing (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)

  • Venera 7 lands on venus

  • First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars

    First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars

  • Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

  • U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

  • U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

    U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission