Space Race-CK6

By ketchumc13@ksdr1.net

  • USSR launch's Sputnik 2

    [Space Race Begins](www.virginmedia.com)

  • explore 1 is launched

    [Explore 1 Is Launched](www.nasa.gov)

  • NASA is Formed

    [NASA is formed](history.com)

  • Mercury 7 astronauts selected

    [Mercury 7 astronauts selected](history.nasa.gov)

  • Luna 3 orbits earth 70% of earth is photgraphed

    [Luna 3 photographs 70% of earth](www.wired.com)

  • Tiros 1 is the first weather craft

    [Tiros 1 first weather satalite](science.nasa.gov)

  • John F Kennedy Elected President

    [JFK elected President](www.history.com)

  • John Glenn orbits earth 3 times

    [John Glenn orbits earth 3 times](www.space.com)

  • JFK assassinated in Texas

    [JFK assassinated](www.jfklibrary.org)

  • First moon walk/landing

    [Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become first men to walk on the moon](www.space.com)