The Space Race

By Griffin VanLandingham
  • The First Atomic Explosion

    The First Atomic Explosion

    The first atomic explosion happened in the U.S.A down in New Mexico, 120 miles south of Santa Fe.
  • Atomic Bombings In Japan

    Atomic Bombings In Japan

    This when the A-bomb was born and used.
  • Soviet Development of Nuclear Weapons

    Soviet Development of Nuclear Weapons

    The Soviets successfully tested their first nuclear weapon at Semipalatinsk.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik

    Sputnik was the first ever satellite in space sent by the soviets
  • Laika

    Laika

    Laika was the first animals ever to go into space
  • Yuri Gagarin

    Yuri Gagarin

    He was the first man ever into space and to orbit the earth
  • Alan Shepard

    Alan Shepard

    He was the first american ever to into space and was only 3 weeks after Yuri Gagarin