space race

first satellite by USSR

Oct 4, 1957

The USSR's first satellite was Sputnik, which was the first artificial satellite to orbit earth.

First animal in space to orbit earth for USSR

Nov 3, 1957

The first animal in space to orbit earth for USSR was a dog named laika, sadly it was a one way trip so the dog died

First satellite in space by the USA

Jan 31, 1958

The USA first satellite in space was explorer 1

First man in space for the USSR

Apr 12, 1958

Yuri Gagarian was the first man in space for the USSR

creation of nasa

Oct 1, 1958

Nasa was created in response to Sputnik 1 by president Dwight D. Eisenhower

First chimp to perform tasks in space for USA

Jan 31, 1961

Ham the chimp was the first chimp to fly in space for the USA, he completed all his tasks in 16 minutes

First man in space by USA

May 5, 1961

Alan shepard was the first man in space for the USA

First man to orbit earth by USA

Feb 20, 1962

John Glenn was the first man to orbit earth for the USA

JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

Sep 12, 1962

JFK 's famous speech at rice university showing his commitment to going to the moon

First man to do an Extra Vehicular Activity by USSR

Mar 18, 1965

The first man to do a EVA for the USSR was Alexei Leonov

Gemini IV: First American Spacewalk

Jun 3, 1965

Ed White was the first to do a EVA for the usa

First man to do an EVA by USA

Jun 3, 1965

First man to do a EVA for the USA was Ed White

Gemini VII / VI-A: First Space Rendezvous and Long-Duration Flight

Dec 4, 1965

Gemini VII became the first long duration space flight, the astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Ed White

Original Gemini 9 Crew

Feb 28, 1966

The original Gemini 9 crew consisted of commander Elliot M. See and pilot Charles A. Bassett II. Tragically, both astronauts were killed in a T-38 jet crash

Gemini VIII: First Space Docking

Mar 16, 1966

Gemini VIII achieved the first-ever docking of two spacecraft in orbit, when astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott linked their capsule with an unmanned Agena target vehicle

Apollo 1 crew

Jan 27, 1967

the mission ended in tragedy when a fire broke out in the command module during a launch rehearsal test, killing all three astronauts: Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee

apollo 7

Oct 11, 1968

Apollo 7 was the first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency, The Apollo 7 crew consisted of Commander Walter M. Schirra Jr., Command Module Pilot Donn F. Eisele, and Lunar Module Pilot R. Walter Cunningham

apollo 8

Dec 21, 1968

Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to orbit the Moon, The Apollo 8 crew consisted of Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James A. Lovell Jr., and Lunar Module Pilot William A. Anders

apollo 9

Mar 3, 1969

Apollo 9 was the first to fly the lunar module (LM) in Earth orbit, testing systems critical for a Moon landing, The astronauts on the Apollo 9 mission were Commander James McDivitt, Lunar Module Pilot Russell Schweickart, and Command Module Pilot David R. Scott

apollo 10

May 18, 1969

Apollo 10 was the fourth human spaceflight in the United States' Apollo program and the second to orbit the Moon. NASA, the mission's operator, described it as a "dress rehearsal" for the first Moon landing. The crew of the Apollo 10 mission consisted of Commander Thomas Stafford, Command Module Pilot John Young, and Lunar Module Pilot Eugene Cernan

apollo 11

Jul 16, 1969

Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon, The astronauts on the Apollo 11 mission were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins