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Space race
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space race
Sputnik 1, the first human made object to orbit the Earth, was
launched by the USSR. It remained in space until January 4,
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first dog to go to space
November 3Sputnik 2, carrying a dog, was launched by the USSR. It
remained in orbit until April 13, 1958. 1957 the first dog went to go to the moon. -
explorer 1
Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite in orbit, was launched into
space. It discovered the Earth’s radiation belt. -
satellite
Vanguard 1 satellite was launched into orbit. Although
communication with it was lost in 1964, it remains the oldest
human made satellite still in orbit. -
Nasa
NASA was founded. -
First Man in Space
1961 -Yuri Gagarin from the USSR becomes the first man in space on April 12. He was the first human to orbit the earth and see our planet from outer space. -
First American in orbit
1962 - John Glenn, first American in orbit. He was the fifth man in space and circled the Earth 3 times in a flight lasting nearly 5 hours. -
Gordon cooper
L. Gordon Cooper spends 34 hours in space. He is the last American to fly in space alone. -
first lady to go to space
.Valentina Tereshkova was the first lady to go to outer space on the June 16 through June 19, 1963. -
first cat in space
On October 18, 1963 a cat went to outer space. -
Ranger 7 transmites the moon
Ranger 7 transmits the first close range images of the Moon. -
alexei leonv
Alexei Leonov spends 12 minutes outside of his Voskhod spacecraft performing the first spacewalk. -
Luna 9
Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. -
man made objet
Venus 3 is launched. It becomes the first man made object to impact Venus on March 1, 1966. -
luna 10
Luna 10 becomes the first satellite to orbit the Moon. -
zond 5
Zond 5 is launched. It carried a biological payload (including two turtles) around the Moon and returned to Earth six days later -
3 men went 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. -
Neil armstrong and Edwin buzz
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon while crewmate Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone. -
neil armstrong
July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong was the first man to go to the moon. -
Pete conrad and alan bean
Pete Conrad and Alan Bean perform the first precision lunar landing, touching down just 600 feet from the Surveyor 3 probe that arrived two years earlier.
