Space Race

By jennashellman
  • First Satellite by USSR (and first orbit)

    First Satellite by USSR (and first orbit)

    The USSR were the first people to launch a satellite into space, it was called Sputnik.
  • First animal in space by USSR

    First animal in space by USSR

    The USSR launched a dog named Laika into space on Sputnik 2.
  • First Satellite by USA

    First Satellite by USA

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite to be launched by the USA, and was only 80 inches long.
  • Creation of NASA

    Creation of NASA

    NASA was created in an effort to beat the USSR in the Space Race.
  • First animal in space by USA

    First animal in space by USA

    The USA launched a chimpanzee named Ham into space to see how a human might be affected.
  • USSR launches first man into space

    USSR launches first man into space

    The USSR launched the first man into space, named Yuri Gagarin, beating the USA.
  • USA launches man into space

    USA launches man into space

    The USA launched Alan Shepherd into space shortly after the USSR did the same.
  • JFK Speech

    JFK Speech

    President Kennedy made a speech stating that the United States would make it to the moon by the end of the decade.
  • First orbit of Earth by USA

    First orbit of Earth by USA

    John Glenn was the first American man to orbit the earth, and he did so 3 times in the Friendship 7 capsule.
  • First EVA by USSR

    First EVA by USSR

    The USSR made the first ever EVA with Alexei Leonov on the Voskhod 2 spacecraft.
  • First EVA by USA

    First EVA by USA

    Ed white did the first EVA for the United States on the Gemini 4 mission while flown by Jim McDivitt. He walked for 36 minutes.
  • First rendezvous by USA (Gemini 6 and 7)

    First rendezvous by USA (Gemini 6 and 7)

    Astronauts Schirra, Stafford, Borman, and Lovell conducted the first rendezvous between two spacecraft for the United States. They stayed within a few feet of each other for 5 hours and 19 minutes.
  • First time to link 2 spacecraft (Gemini 8)

    First time to link 2 spacecraft (Gemini 8)

    Gemini 8 crewed by Neil Armstrong and David Scott was the first to link two spacecraft together in orbit.
  • Longest space walk by USA (Gemini 9)

    Longest space walk by USA (Gemini 9)

    Rookie astronaut Buzz Aldrin conducted the longest spacewalk, lasting for 5 hours and 30 minutes while being flown by Jim Lovell.
  • Apollo 1 tragedy

    Apollo 1 tragedy

    A fire caught inside the Apollo 1 capsule, killing all 3 astronauts almost instantly. This put a slow on the missions for a while.
  • Apollo 7

    Apollo 7

    Qualified services to prepare for lunar orbit mission to follow. It was crewed by Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham.
  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8

    First spacecraft to successfully orbit the moon. It was crewed by Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders.
  • Apollo 9

    Apollo 9

    Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the lunar module, and was flew by JIm McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart.
  • Apollo 10

    Apollo 10

    Testing components for moon landing, it orbited the moon 31 times and was flown by Tom Stafford, John Young and Gene Cernan.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon, and was crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.