Space Race-EJ6

By johns12

  • USSR launches Sputnik 1

    This event is important to space exploration, because it motavated the U.S to start taking their work to the next level.

  • John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the US.

    President Kennedy supported, and helped NASA.

  • Valentia Tereshkova becomesthe first woman in space.

    It shows that women can do difficult and dangerous tasks.

  • The first close range images of the moon.

    t revealed that the moon is safe to land on.

  • The first space walk.

    It shows that it is safe to walk in space.

  • The first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.

    It was important because it gives more information about how to land on the moon.

  • Luna 10 becomes the first satellite to orbit the moon.

    It helped gain experience in orbital missions, and the study of the Lunar environment.

  • Zond 5 is launched.

    It made scientific studies during a lunar flyby.

  • The first men walk on the moon.

    It ended the Space Race, and opened a whole new field of space exploration.