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The Space Race

By mackenzie breedlove
  • Sputnik is launched

    Sputnik is launched

    The launch of the Sputnik is important because it sets off the start of the whole Space Race putting the Soviet Union ahead of the game.
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    Space Race

  • Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog named Laika inside

    Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog named Laika inside

    This event is important, because it proved that living things could go into outer space and return safely.
  • The first American satellite reached orbit

    The first American satellite reached orbit

    This event is important because it gave America some points on the board against the Soviet Union.
  • Alan B. Shepard becomes the first Ameican ever in space

    Alan B. Shepard becomes the first Ameican ever in space

    The Americans finally figured out a way to get someone from our country America into space.
  • Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space

    Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space

    This event is important, because it proved that people could go to space and live to tell the tale.
  • President John F. Kennedy launched a program of space

    President John F. Kennedy launched a program of space

    This event is important , because it is the begining of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
  • John Glenn returned from orbiting Earth

    John Glenn returned from orbiting Earth

    This is important, because it gave some info tp the Americans about the Earth's orbit.
  • Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Micheal Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission

    Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Micheal Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission

    This event is important, because it marks the beginning of a mission that will lead to discovering new things about the moon and give the U.S enough to win the space race.
  • Apollo 11 landed on the moon

    Apollo 11 landed on the moon

    This event is important, because it mark the that the U.S had won the space race and they learned some things they didn't know about the moon.
  • America and the Soviet Union joined together

    America and the Soviet Union joined together

    This event is important becausemarks the end of the space race and it shows that people can work together.