Space Race By yvan_alcalan Period: Jan 1, 1957 to Dec 30, 1975 Space Race Dec 24, 1958 1958- U.S. launches an artificial satellite(Explorer 1) Second satellite launched into outer space Dec 24, 1959 1959- Luna 2 probe reaches the moon Soviets launch another satellite Dec 24, 1961 1961- First human orbits Earth (Yuri Gagarin) Dec 24, 1975 1957- Soviet Union launches Sputnik First satellite launched Dec 24, 1978 1961- First American in space (Alan Shepard) Dec 24, 1978 1962- First American orbits Earth (John Glenn, Jr) Mariner 2 flies past venus Dec 24, 1978 1963- First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova) Dec 24, 1978 1965- Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars Dec 24, 1978 1970- Venera 7 lands on venus Dec 24, 1978 1969- Apollo 11 first manned moon landing (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) Dec 24, 1978 1971- First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars Dec 24, 1978 1973- Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter Dec 24, 1978 1975- U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission
