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The Space Race WCATY

By Bobdude
  • Russia gets the first object in spce

    Russia gets the first object in spce

    Russia launched the sputnik probe.
  • Russia gets Spunik 2 in orbit with a dog named Laika inside

    Russia gets Spunik 2 in orbit with a dog named Laika inside

  • The U.S. launched the Explorer 1

    The U.S. launched the Explorer 1

    It was loaded with scientiic instraments and first detected the Van Allen radiation belt.
  • The U.S, launches the Vanguard satalite

    The U.S, launches the Vanguard satalite

    It continues to function for 3 years
  • Sputnik 3 is launched by the Russians

    Sputnik 3 is launched by the Russians

  • NASA was founded

    NASA was founded

    It replaced NACA.
  • JFK announces that we will go to the moon by the end of the decade

    JFK announces that we will go to the moon by the end of the decade

  • Alan Shepard is the first American in space

    Alan Shepard is the first American in space

  • John Glen orbits the Earth three times

    John Glen orbits the Earth three times

  • First men in the moon

    First men in the moon

    The U.S. put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.