Zane's Space Race Timeline

First Satellite in space by USSR

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik I, Shocked USA citizens who hoped of being first to space

First animal in space to orbit Earth for USSR

Nov 3, 1957

Laika is the dog who was aboard the Sputnik 2

First Satellite In Space By USA

Jan 31, 1958

Explorer 1, Marked the beginning of USA's space journey

Creation of NASA

Jul 29, 1958

President Eisenhower signed the national aeronautics and space act marking the beginning of NASA

First chimpanzee used to preform task in space by USA

Jan 31, 1961

Ham the Chimp, performed his task and found in good health and unharmed after landing back down

First man in space USSR

Apr 12, 1961

Yuri Gagarin, first man in space his flight was 108 minutes long

First man in space USA

May 5, 1961

Alan Shepard, Second man in space and his flight lasted 15 minutes and was Suborbital

First man to orbit earth USA

Feb 20, 1962

John Glenn, First man to orbit earth for USA he was aboard the USA Noa

JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon

May 25, 1962

The speech was to prove if USA made it first that they were more scientifically advanced

First man to do a EVA by USSR

Mar 17, 1965

Alexei leonov, who spent 12 minutes outside the voskhod 2 spacecraft

First man to do a EVA USA

Jun 3, 1965

Ed white,Spent over 20 minutes outside of his space craft the Gemini IV