Space race

The Space Race Timeline

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1

    It was the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union to compete in the Space Race against the United States. The launch of the Sputnik 1 marked the beginning of the Space race between the U.S and the U.S.S.R.
    https://history.nasa.gov/sputnik.html
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    This launch was part of the Space Race between the United States and the U.S.S.R. It was an American satellite that was meant to beat the Sputnik 1 launched by U.S.S.R. The lab JPL had it launched in under three months.
  • Ham The Astrochimp

    Ham The Astrochimp

    Ham was two years old when he started training. He was set in a Project Mercury mission designated MR-2, while in space, The computers were monitoring his vital signs and tasks. The capsule suffered a bit of loss of pressure but Ham was safe due to his spacesuit. The results of his test flight Alan Shepard's flight.
    https://hamthechimp.com/
  • Yuri Gagarin

    Yuri Gagarin

    He was a Soviet Cosmonaut who became the first man to travel into space. He was a son of a carpenter on a collective farm and went to trade school. He then studied flight and he graduated from the Soviet Air Force cadet school. After his journey he was famous worldwide, monuments were being put up as well as streets being renamed in his honor. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yuri-Gagarin

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