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The Space Race

By rebkim

  • Launching of Sputnik 1 (Russian)

    Launching of Sputnik 1 (Russian)
    The Russians launch the first man made object into space.
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    Space Race

  • Sputnik 2 (Russian)

    Sputnik 2 (Russian)
    The first animal was sent by the Russians.
    The dog, Laika died shortly after.

  • Explorer 1 (American)

    Explorer 1 (American)
    Probe detected Van Allen radiation belts.
    Americans determines to catch up to USSR

  • Sputnik 3 (Russian)

    Sputnik 3 (Russian)
    A soviet satellite. It was a research satellite to explore the upper atmosphere and near space.

  • First Man in Space (Russian)

    First Man in Space (Russian)
    Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter outer space.
    He orbited Earth for 108 minutes.

  • 1st American to enter space

    1st American to enter space
    Alan Shepard was the first American to enter outer space.

    He didn't get to orbit the earth, but was the 2nd man in space.

  • Decision to go to the Moon

    Decision to go to the Moon
    President JFK announces to the public the decision to land on the moon before the end of the decade.

  • First man to Walk in space (Russian)

    First man to Walk in space (Russian)
    Aleksei Leonov was the first man to "walk" in space. He only had about 45 minutes of oxygen and walked for approximately 12 minutes.

  • Apollo 1

    Apollo 1
    The first amnned Apollo flight with a plan to land on the moon.
    All of the men died within 17 seconds during a routine capsule test.

  • Apollo 7

    Apollo 7
    First 3 man American flight, this was a confidence builder mission for the Americans.
    It was the 1st manned flight after the Apollo 1 tragedy.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo program and the first human spaceflight to leave earth orbit.

  • Testing of the Lunar Module

    Testing of the Lunar Module
    Apollo 9 was the test of the Lunar Module. Americans flew LM for the first time.
    It was also the 3rd manned mission of the Apollo Program.

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Americans landed on the moon, beating the Russians.
    Neil Armstrong was instantly a hero.
    Buz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men to walk on the moon.

  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13
    Failed mission.
    It had a successful launching, but a failure landing.
    The crew barely made it back before they ran out of oxygen.

  • Apollo 17 Return

    Apollo 17 Return
    It was the most recent manned moon landing and most recent manned flight beyond low earth orbit.
    Apollo 17 was the sixth Apollo lunar landing