Space Race-IB1

By bollingeri11

  • Launch of Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1 was the first artifical satillite launched into Earth's orbit.
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    Space Race

  • Launch of Explorer 1

    Explorer 1 was the first U.S. artifical satillite.

  • Formation of NASA

    NASA was a response to Russia's launch of sputnik 1.

  • Yuri Gagarin Becomes First Man on the Moon.

    Yuri Gagarin proved that humans can survive in space.

  • Valentina Tereshkova Becomes the First Woman In Space.

    Valentina Tereshkova proves that women can be in space not just men.

  • Alexei Leonov performs the first spacewalk.

    He showed humans could survive in space outside
    a capsule.

  • 3 astronauts are killed when Apollo 1 catches fire.

    It stalled NASA attempts to put a man in space.

  • Soyuz 4 & 5 preform first spacedocking

    In 1969, two Soviet-built spacecraft met in space,
    docked together, and formed what was termed "the world's
    first space station' with a crew of four aboard.

  • Neil Armstrong & "Buzz" Aldrinbecome first men to walk on themoon.

    This shows that we can make it to the moon and launches
    the US ahead to victory in the space race.