The Space Race

By jeremymarasek

  • Dezik and Tysgan

    Dezik and Tysgan
    The Soviet Union successfully launches and recovers the first two dogs to go into space

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    Russia launches the first satellite into space. Called Sputnik 1, it was a 23-inch metal sphere into with a mass of 83.6 kilograms and was designed to determine the density of the upper atmosphere and return data.

  • Explorer I

    Explorer I
    The U.S. launches it's first satellite, Explorer I.

  • NASA

    NASA
    NASA becomes operational.

  • Luna 2

    Luna 2
    The Soviet Union launches the first object that successfully reaches the moons surface.

  • First human launched into space

    First human launched into space
    Yuri Alekseyvick Gagarin became the first human to enter space, when he completed one orbit in 108 minute space flight aboard Vostok 1.

  • Freedom 7

    Freedom 7
    The U.S. launches it's first manned spaceflight.

  • Moon speech

    Moon speech
    Kennedy announces the US goal of going to the moon.

  • Apollo 8

    Apollo 8
    US launches first manned spacecraft that sucessfully orbits the moon and returns to Earth

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    The US successfully lands the first man on the moon.