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Space Race

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  • The Race Begins

    The USSR placed the first successful satellite into orbit. It was called Sputnik I.
  • Race to the Moon

    Race to the Moon

    President Kennedy launched the Apollo Moon program.

  • The First Man in Orbit

    USSR's Yuri Gagarin, was the first man to orbit the Earth in the spacecraft Vostok I.
  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

    Apollo crew landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
  • The End of the Space Race

    The End of the Space Race

    Relations between the US and the Soviet Union began to get better, the first joint US-Soviet mission occured with the Apollo-Soyez project.