Space race-BC6

By cartb00
  • Launch of Sputnik I

    Launch of Sputnik I

    The launch of Sputnik I is imporant becuase it made
    the U.S want to improve our space program so
    we can have the same amount of knowledge
    and started the Space Race between the US and USSR.
  • Sputnik II caries small dog into space

    Sputnik II caries small dog into space

    Since the USSR did this proved to the US that human
    life go to space and survive a while up from the
    ground.
  • explorer I is launched

    explorer I is launched

    explorer I is launched
  • The inc. NASA is formed

    The inc. NASA is formed

    This event is important because this corporation is why
    we advaced in our space and technoligical studies
  • JFK is elected 35th president

    JFK is elected 35th president

    This event is important because it tells us that our 35th
    president was John F. Kennedy.
  • John Glenn orbits Earth 3 times

    John Glenn orbits Earth 3 times

    This is important because he was the first
    American in space and this kind of tied with the USSR
    and how they sent Yuri into space.
  • Luna 9 becomes the firstspacecraft to land on the moonsafely

    Luna 9 becomes the firstspacecraft to land on the moonsafely

    This event is important because Luna 9 was the first
    space craft to have a soft land on the moon without
    crashing.
  • Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbit around the Moon and takes thea picture Earth from that fromthat distance

    Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbit around the Moon and takes thea picture Earth from that fromthat distance

    This is important because this is the first
    space craft to take a picture of the Earth from the moon.
  • Apollo 11 lands on the moon

    Apollo 11 lands on the moon

    This event is important because it was the end of the
    space race plus the US was the first country to ever land
    on the moon with humans.