space race

By yostenamarco

  • Soviet Union launches Sputnik

    Soviet Union launches Sputnik

  • (Explorer 1)

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

  • Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

    Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

  • (Alan Shepard)

    First American in space

  • (Yuri Gagarin)

    First human orbits Earth (Yuri Gagarin)

  • (John Glenn, Jr)

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

  • (Valentina Tereshkova)

    First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova)

  • Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

    Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

  • (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)

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

  • Venera 7 lands on venus

    Venera 7 lands on venus

  • First manned space station

    First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars

  • Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

    Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

  • u.s & soviet union

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

  • first joint space mission

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