Apollo 11

The Space Race

By elizabeth_elmo
  • Launching of Sputnik 1

    Launching of Sputnik 1

    Was the first manmade object in space, unfortunately the U.S.S.R. launched it. It remained in space until January 4, 1958.
  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2

    Carries the first dog in space, Laika, for 7 days in orbit. Remains in orbit until April 13,1958.
  • N.A.S.A

    N.A.S.A

    N.A.S.A is founded. Took over existing National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics.
  • Vostock 1

    Vostock 1

    Carried cosmonaut Yuri A. Gargarian, the first man in space. Orbits the Earth once.
  • Vostock 6

    Vostock 6

    Carries Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Orbits Earth 48 times.
  • Ranger 7

    Ranger 7

    Relays the first close-range photographs of the Moon.
  • First Space walk

    First Space walk

    The first space walk is made from Voskhod 2 by cosmonaut Alexei A. Leonov. Duration was 12 minutes.
  • First U.S. Space walk

    First U.S. Space walk

    Edward White II makes first U.S. space walk from Gemini 4. Duration was 22 minutes.
  • Lunar Orbiter 1

    Lunar Orbiter 1

    Lunar Orbiter 1 enters moon orbit, and takes first picture of Earth from the distance of the moon.
  • Apollo 7

    Apollo 7

    First manned Apollo mission.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11

    Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr., make the first manned soft landing on the moon, and the first moonwalk.
  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

    Apollo 13 is launched, suffering an explosion in its SM oxygen tanks. Moon landing is aborted.
  • Apollo 15

    Apollo 15

    David Scott and James Irwin drive the first moon rover.
  • Mariner 9

    Mariner 9

    The first spacecraft to orbit another planet, Mars.
  • Apollo 17's Return from the Moon

    Apollo 17's Return from the Moon

    The last Apollo mission to land men on the moon. It carried the only trained geologist to walk on the moon's surface