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Space Race
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USSR launches Sputnik 1
First Spacecraft ever sent into a orbit around the world. -
First animal in Space
USSR launches Sputnik 2 which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit. Died in space, there was no way for her to return at the time. -
Explorer 1 lanched
Explorer 1, the first American satellite to reach orbit, is launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. -
Sputnik 3
Sputnik 3 is launched. -
Luna 1 around the Sun
Luna 1 is launched by the USSR. It is the first man made object to orbit the Sun. -
Luna 3
Luna 3 orbits the Moon and photographs 70% of its surface. -
First spy camera in space
The US launches Discoverer XIV, its first camera equipped spy satellite. -
First man in Space
Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space. -
John Glenn circles earth 3 times
John Glenn orbits the Earth three times. -
First Woman in Space
Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. -
First space walk
Alexei Leonov spends 12 minutes outside of his spacecraft performing the first spacewalk. -
Surveyor 1
Surveyor 1 soft-lands on the Moon. -
First jorney to the Moon
Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders begin the first manned journey from the Earth to the Moon. On Christmas Eve they take turns reading Genesis in a broadcast heard around the world. -
U.S Lands on Moon
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone. -
Last Lunar visit
Apollo 17 was first and last time U.S used a Lunar Rover. The Mission consisted of one scientist.
