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The Space Race

By gmckown
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    The Space Race

    These are some facts from the Space Race from 1957 to 1970.

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The Soviet Union changed history when they launched the world's first artificial satalite into space. It orbited Earth in about 98 minutes, and it weighed about 184 pounds.

  • Laika

    Laika
    The first animal in space was a female dog named Laika. She was sent into space on the Sputnik II and survived for 7 days, but then was put to sleep. But it was a sucessful mission, proving that animals and humans could survive in space.

  • Explorer I

    Explorer I
    The Explorer I was the first American artificial satelite to be launched into space. The United States launched it in response to the worlds first artificial satelite, The Soviet Unions's Sputnik I.

  • NASA

    NASA
    The United States government created NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in order to boost their research and discoveries.
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    NASA

    The United States government created NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) in order to boost their research and discoveries.

  • Vostok I

    Vostok I
    The Soviet Union launched the first man into space on the Vostok I. The first man in space was Yugi Gagarin, and he orbited the Earth once, the shortest man orbital flight ever.

  • Alan Shepard

    Alan Shepard
    ALan Shepard was the first american to be in space. His mission was barely a month after the Soviets launched their first person into space. He was aboard the Friendship 7.

  • John Glenn

    John Glenn
    John Glenn was the first american to orbit the earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7, and orbited Earth a total of 3 times.

  • Vanguard 1

    Vanguard 1
    The United states launched another satalite called the Vanguard 1. It continued to function for a total of three years, but then lost connection and is still in orbit today.

  • Lunar Orbiter 1

    Lunar Orbiter 1
    Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbit around the Moon and takes the first picture of the Earth. A breakthrough in history.

  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ended the Space Race when they stepped foot on the moon. They were the first in the world to sucessfully land on the moon and return. That moments was a breaking point in history.