US vs Soviet Union

Soviet Union

Oct 4, 1957

Soviet Union launches Sputnick

US

Aug 24, 1958

US launches an artificial satellite

Luna

Sep 14, 1959

Luna 2 probe reaches the moon

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

First human orbits earth

Alan Shepard

May 5, 1961

First American in space

American orbits earth

Feb 20, 1962

First American who orbits earth (John Glenn Jr), Mariner 2 flies past venus.

First woman in space

Jun 16, 1963

First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova)

Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

Jun 6, 1965

Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars

Apollo 11 first manned moon landing

Jul 20, 1969

Apollo 11 first manned moon landing (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins)

Venera 7 lands on venus

Oct 23, 1970

Venera 7 lands on venus

First manned space station

Nov 9, 1971

First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars

Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

Dec 4, 1973

Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter

U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

May 28, 1975

U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission

May 28, 1975

U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission