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USSR Launches Sputnik I.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit. Sputnik was about 2 feet in diameter and had four radio antennas for radio broadcast pulses. Sputnik lost contact on the 26th of October. It later decayed away on the 4th of January in 1958. -
US Launches Our First Satellite
The United States launches Explorer 1 into orbit. It carried equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. The satellite's last contact date was May 23rd in 1958. It later decayed on March 31st in 1970. -
US Launches Discoverer XIV
The United States launches our first satellite with a camera. It was ejected from a space vehicle and recovered in midair. -
Yuri Gagarin Becomes the First Man in Space
The Soviet Union launched Yuri Gagarin in a Vostok spacecraft. His time in space was 1 hour and 48 minutes. -
Alexei Leonov Goes Outside of His Capsule
Sent by the USSR, Alexei becomes the first man to go into actual space itself. He went out and took a 12 minutes spacewalk. -
Apollo 11 Land on the Moon
The United States sent Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins to land on the moon. Armston and Aldrin walked on the moon while Collins orbited around the moon alone.
