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Space Race Timeline

By maryannatriplett
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    It was the world's first artificial satellite.
    Country- USSR
    Sputnik 1
  • satellite

    satellite

    First US satellite; detection of Van Allen belts
    Country- USA-ABMA
    Explorer 1
  • Weather satellite

    Weather satellite

    it helps figured out what the weather will be.
    Country- USA-NASA (NRL)1
    Vanguard 2
  • Human in orbit

    Human in orbit

    country - USSR
    Vostok 1
  • First active communications satellite

    First active communications satellite

    country - USA-AT&T
    Telstar
  • Woman in orbit

    Woman in orbit

    country - USSR
    Vostok 6
  • Extra-vehicular activity

    Extra-vehicular activity

    country - USSR
    Voskhod 2
  • Probe lands on another planet - Venus

    Probe lands on another planet - Venus

    country- USSR
  • Manned Lunar orbit

    Manned Lunar orbit

    country - USA-NASA
    Apollo 8
  • Human on the Moon

    Human on the Moon

    USA-NASA , Apollo 11 sent their first person on the moon