Space Race By joshjacobs Oct 4, 1957 Sputnik 1 was launched by the Russians Nov 3, 1957 Russians launched Sputnik 2 with Laika Jan 13, 1958 First American satellite, radiation belts Mar 17, 1958 American Vanguard 1, first solar powered May 15, 1958 Russian Sputnik 3 Oct 11, 1958 American Pioneer 1 is launched Dec 18, 1958 First communication satellite Jan 2, 1959 Luna 1, first to orbit the Sun Feb 17, 1959 First weather satellite, American Apr 2, 1959 Mercury 7 astronauts selected Aug 7, 1959 First photograph of Earth Sep 12, 1959 Luna 2, first manmade on the moon Oct 4, 1959 Luna 3 orbits 70% of moon Apr 1, 1960 First American weather sattelite Aug 18, 1960 First American spy satellite Apr 12, 1961 Russia's Yuri Gagarin first in space May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard is the first American in space Aug 6, 1961 Gherman Titov spends 2 days on Vostok 2 Dec 13, 1961 NASA announces Gemini Projects Feb 20, 1962 John Glenn orbits Earth 3 times Jul 31, 1964 Ranger 7, first close range images of the Moon. Mar 23, 1965 Gus Grissom and Jonh Young fly Gemini Oct 11, 1968 Apollo 7 begins 10 day mission Jan 16, 1969 Soyuz 4 & 5, first Soviet spacecraft docking. Jul 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin first men to walk on the Moon Jul 31, 1971 First mobile rover, Lunarrover Mar 29, 1974 First American Mercury flyby Dec 3, 1974 First American Jupitur flyby Dec 27, 1974 First Russian Mars impact Jul 15, 1975 First Multinational human mission Dec 13, 2016 Josh Jacobs finished his timeline on time
