Space Race

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  • Sputnik

    The Soviet Union launches Sputnik.

  • Explorer 1

    The United States launches an artificial satellite called Explorer 1.

  • Luna 2

    The Soviet Union's Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

  • First American In Space

    Alan Shepard was the first American in Space.

  • Yuri Gagarin

    Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin has the first human orbit the Earth.

  • First American Orbits Earth

    John Glenn Jr orbits Earth and the Mariner 2 flies past Venus.

  • Valentina Tereshkova

    The Soviet Union has the first women in space.

  • Mariner 4

    The Mariner 4 space probe flies past Mars.

  • Apollo 11

    The United States is the first manned moon mission with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.

  • Venera 7

    The Venera 7 lands on Venus.

  • Manned Space Mission

    First manned space mission, and Mars 3 drops a capsule on Mars.

  • Pioneer 7

    The Pioneer 7 is sent to Jupiter.

  • US & USSR

    The first joint space mission between the US and the USSR.