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First animal in space by USSR
The first animal in space was a dog named Laika. Laika made an orbital spaceflight around Earth in Sputnik 2 on November 3rd, 1957. -
First satellite in space by USSR
The Sputnik 1 was launched October 4th, 1957. 1,440 orbits around Earth. The Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space. -
First satellite in space by USA
The first satellite that was launched by the USA was called Explorer 1. This satellite launched on January 31st, 1958. This satellite was the first to successfully orbit the Earth. -
Creation of NASA
NASA was created by Dwight D, Eisenhower on July 29th, 1958. They created the Explorer 1, the Apollo mission, etc. -
First animal on space by the USA
On January 31st, 1961. Ham the chimpanzee went into space. -
First man in space by USSR
On April 12th, 1961. Yuri Gagarin was the first man to be launched into space. He completed one orbit and then was safely returned back to earth. -
First man to orbit Earth by USSR
On April 12th, 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to go into space and to orbit the Earth. -
First man in space by USA
On May 5th, 1961. Alan shepard became the first American man in space. He made a suborbital flight. -
JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
On May 25th, 1961 President John F. Kennedy gave a speech that he would get a man on the moon by the end of the decade. -
First man to orbit Earth by USA
John Glenn was the first man to orbit Earth by the USA. He orbited Earth on February 20th, 1962. He orbited Earth 3 times while on his space capsule Friendship 7. -
First man to do an EVA by USSR
On March 18th, 1965. Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first EVA in space. He spent 12 minutes, and 9 seconds outside of his spacecraft. -
Gemini 5 Mission
On August 21st, 1965 Pete Conrad and Gordon Cooper made maneuvers while in space. -
First man to do an EVA by USA
On June 3rd, 1965. Ed White became the first American man do perform an EVA in space. He was outside of his spacecraft for a total of 21 minutes. -
Gemini 7 Mission
On December 4th, 1965 Frank Borman and Jim Lovell spent 14 days in orbit up in space. -
Gemini 9 Crew
Command pilot Elliot See and Pilot Charles Bassett, were killed in a plane crash on February 28th, 1966. They were abroad the McDonnell Aircraft plant in St. -
Gemini 8 Mission
On March 16th, 1966 Neil Armstrong and David Scott flew to space and performed docking with 2 space crafts. -
Apollo 1 Crew
The Apollo 1 Crew was supposed to launch on February 21st, 1967. Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Rodger Chaffee died from a fire inside of the spacecraft. -
Apollo 7
On October 11th, 1968. Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham launched into space. They were the first flight crew in NASA's Apollo program. -
Apollo 8
December 21-27 1968, Apollo 8 became the first spacecraft to leave Earth low orbit. This was the first spacecraft to reach the Moon. The 3 astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders were the first humans to witness and photograph an Earthrise. -
Apollo 9
March 3rd 1968, Apollo 8 launched their mission. James Mcdivitt, David Scott and Rusty Schweickart performed procedures that were very critical on landing on the moon. -
Apollo 10
On May 18th 1969, Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan launched into space. Apollo 10 orbited the Earth 31 times. -
Apollo 11
July 16th 1969, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Alrdrin became the first men on the moon.