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