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The Space Race

By dmalonso
  • Probe to the moon USSR

    Probe to the moon USSR

    explorer 6
  • 1st dog in orbit Laika

    1st dog in orbit Laika

    feamle dog-USSR
  • 1st American satelite to reach orbit

    1st American satelite to reach orbit

    It carried much equitment that led to the discovery of the Van allen radiation belt.

  • 2nd exploerer is launched but fails to reach to orbit

  • John F. Kennedy elected 35th president

    John F. Kennedy elected 35th president

    Promised to to get an American on the moon before the decade ends
  • Yuri Gagarin Orbits the eaarth, Becomes 1st man in space

    Yuri Gagarin Orbits the eaarth, Becomes 1st man in space

  • Gherman Titov spend a day in space

    Gherman Titov spend a day in space

  • President Kennedy gives speech promoting space program

    President Kennedy gives speech promoting space program

    asassinated on 1963 November 22nd
  • First woman in orbit

    First woman in orbit

    Valentina Tereshkova- Russian
  • Frank Borman and Jim lovell remain in spce for 14 days

    Frank Borman and Jim lovell remain in spce for 14 days

  • First probe to land on venus (USSR)

    First probe to land on venus (USSR)

  • US lunar orbit 1

    US lunar orbit 1

    takes 1st picture of the earth from the distance of the moon
  • Human on the moon by USA

    Human on the moon by USA

    Neil Armstrong
  • Apollo 13

    Apollo 13

    launched and suffered explosion mission aborted and crew came back
  • Satellite orbits another planet:Mars (USA)

    Satellite orbits another planet:Mars (USA)

  • Joint mission: USSR and USA

    Joint mission: USSR and USA

    last flight of an Apollo spacecraft, marked end of space race.