Space Race Timeline

By JoSeRiOs

  • Missile from Russia

    Launched Sputnik first man-made machine been put into earth orbit

  • NASA

    U.S launched its own satellite into orbit

  • The Moon

    The Soviets launched the Luna 02, first probe to hit the moon

  • First man in orbit

    Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit earth

  • Monkeys

    Were starting to send chimpanzees and held a final test for launch

  • First American

    Alan Sheperd became the first American in space

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11 landed on the moon

  • Walking on the moon

    Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon and walk on it

  • Apollo 13

    The crew managed to survive after the explosion of the oxygen tank on the way to the moon