Space Race Timeline

By Tatiana_ortega_
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union was able to launch Sputnik into space and Sputnik was able to carry a nuclear bomb on it.
  • U.S. launches an artificial satellite(Explorer 1)

    U.S. launches an artificial satellite(Explorer 1)

  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    Luna 2 probe reaches the moon
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    First human orbits Earth (Yuri Gagarin)
  • United States

    United States

    First American in space (Alan Shepard)
  • United States

    United States

    First American orbits Earth (John Glenn, Jr) Mariner 2 flies past venus
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova)
  • United States

    United States

    Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars
  • United States

    United States

    Apollo 11 first manned moon landing (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    Venera 7 lands on venus
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars
  • United States

    United States

    Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter
  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission