Space Race

By chrisss_714
  • Soviet Union Launches Sputnik

    Soviet Union Launches Sputnik

    The soviet was the first to send something into space.
  • U.S launches an artificial satalite

    U.S launches an artificial satalite

    The U.S launches explorer 1
  • First American in space

    First American in space

    Alan Shepard Jr was the first American in space.
  • First human orbits Earth

    First human orbits Earth

    Yuri Gargarin was the first human to travel into outer space.
  • First woman in space

    First woman in space

    Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to be flown in space.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Was the first manned mission to the moon
  • Venera 7 lands on Venus

    Venera 7 lands on Venus

    The Venera 7 was the first soviet space craft to land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth
  • U.S and the Soviets launch their first joint space mission

    U.S and the Soviets launch their first joint space mission

    The joint space mission was the cooperation to dock a spacecraft
  • Luna 2 reaches the moon

    Luna 2 reaches the moon

    It was the 2nd soviet craft to land on the surface of the moon.
  • First manned space station

    First manned space station

    The soviet sent a crew to the space station and it was the first space station to be ran by a crew