Gera & Baker Space Race

By abeast123

  • First American Satelite

    The first American satelite in orbit around earth was Explorer I, it was launched by the army in Florida.

  • NASA is Born

    The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formed, it replaces the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA).

  • First Satelite to Orbit the Sun

    Russia launched Luna I which would be the first satelite to orbit the sun.

  • Moon Trajectory Miss

    Pioneer 4 is launched on a Earth-Moon trajectory. It passed within 37,000 miles of the Moon before falling into a solar orbit.

  • First Man Made Object to Impact the Moon

    The first man made object to impact the moon was Luna II made by Russia.

  • First Weather Satelite

    American launched Tiros I which became the first weather satelite to be launched in earths orbit.

  • First Spy Satelite

    The US launches Discoverer XIV, the first camera equipped spy satellite.

  • New President

    The 35th president of the United States was John f. Kennedy hw was elected in the middle of the space race. He then took ove Eisenhowers spot as the, "CEO" of the space race.

  • Project Gemini

    NASA announces the Gemini Project which is the second human spaceflight program.

  • Last American to Fly in Space Alone

    L. Gordon Cooper spends 34 hours in space. He is the last American to fly in space alone.

  • Assasination of Kennedy

    President John F. Kennedy was assasinated at 12:30 p.m. in Dallas, Texas

  • First Close Range Images of the Moon

    America launched Ranger 7 which transimited the first close range images of the Moon

  • First Manned Gemini Spacecraft

    Gus Grissom and John Young fly the first manned Gemini spacecraft.

  • America's First Spacewalk

    Ed White performs America's first spacewalk for 20 minutes. Jim McDivitt remains in the Gemini capsule.

  • First Object to Impact Venus

    Venus 3 is launched from Russia. It becomes the first man made object to impact Venus on March 1, 1966

  • First Soft Lunar Landing

    Luna 9 launched by the Russians becomes the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon.

  • First Satelite to Orbit the Moon

    Luna 10 built by the Russians was the first satelite to orbit the moon.

  • First Picture of Earth From Around the Moon

    Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbit around the Moon and takes the first picture of the Earth from that distance.

  • Last Gemini Launch

    Gemini 10, last flight of the Gemini Program, launches with James Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin aboard.

  • First Men to Touch the Moon

    America sends Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin on Apollo 11 to become the first men to walk on the Moon, while crewmate Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone.