Augustine & Litman Space Race

USSR Launched Sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

The USSR launched Sputnik 1. This was the first thing launched into space.

Sputnik 2

Nov 3, 1957

USSR launches Sputnik 2 carrying a small dog name Laika into orbit.

First American Satellite was Launched

Jan 31, 1958

It reached the orbit.

NASA is Formed

Oct 1, 1958

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

USSR launches Luna 1

Jan 2, 1959

Luna 1 was the first man made object to orbit the sun.

Luna 2 is Launched

Sep 12, 1959

It is the first man made object to impact the moon.

Luna 3

Oct 4, 1959

It's the dirst man made object to orbit the moon and photograph 70% of it's surface.

John F Kennedy President

Nov 8, 1960

John Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the USA.

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

Russian man is the first man in space.

Alan Shepard

May 5, 1961

The first American man in space.

NASA Gemini Program

Dec 7, 1961

Gemini was an early NASA human spaceflight program. Gemini helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings.

NASA Selects a Second Group of Astronauts

Sep 17, 1962

NASA Selects a Second Group of Astronauts

Kennedy assasination

Nov 23, 1963

John F Kennedy is assasinated, this is important because he was very influential in the space race

Alexei Leonov (USSR)

Mar 18, 1965

Spent 12 minutes outside of his space craft and was the first person to space walk.

Ed White (USA)

Jun 3, 1965

First American spacewalk.

Venus 3 (USSR)

Nov 16, 1965

Venus 3 is launched and later becomes the first man made object to impact Venus (March 1 1966)

Luna 9

Feb 3, 1966

First space craft to land on the moon.

Charles Bassett (USA)

Feb 28, 1966

Charles and Elliot die when their plane crashes due to bad weather.

Lunar Orbiter 1

Aug 14, 1966

Enters moon orbit and takes first picture of the earth from space.

Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin (USA)

Jul 20, 1969

First men to walk on the moon