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Space Race

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  • First Satellite Into Orbit

    First Satellite Into Orbit
    Also known as the Sputnik 1, was the first artificial Earth satellite. This satellite was launched by the Soviets at Gagarin's Start.

  • Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

    Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
    Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first person to orbit the Earth. He is a man from Klushino Russia. It was a great thing for the Soviets since they accomplished to send Gagarin to space and succed on his mission. The spacecraft that he used was the Vostok 1.

  • First Person to ‘Walk’ In Space

    First Person to ‘Walk’ In Space
    Alexei Leonov was a Soviet/Russian guy who was the first person to walk in space.

  • First people on the moon

    First people on the moon
    The first guys to ge to the moon were Americans. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. This mission is better known as Apollo 11.

  • First Probe To Orbit Mars

    First Probe To Orbit Mars
    The first probe to orbit Mars was known as Mariner 9. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It was lunched May 3th and got to Mars November 14th. This was an American space probe.

  • First International Space Mission

    First International Space Mission
    AKA the Apollo-Soyuz mission project. It was a project on which Americans and Soviets worked together. The Apollo was launched July 15, 1975, at 3:50 p.m. and their flight crew were Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, and Donald K. Slayton. The Soyuz was launched July 15, 1975, at 8:20 a.m. and their flight crew were Alexey A. Leonov, and Valery N. Kubasov.

  • First Space Shuttle Flight

    First Space Shuttle Flight
    AKA STS-1 (Space Transportation System-1) was NASA's first orbitsl spaceflight launched April 12 and came back April 14. It orbited Earth 37 times. The STS-1 crew was John Young (American) and Robert Crippen (American).

  • First Astronaut Team

    First Astronaut Team
    The first autronaut team was selected in 1959 and it consisted of seven people, all military test pilots. 3 air force, 3 Navy, and 1 marine. This crew is bettern known as "Mercury Seven". Malcolm Scott Carpenter (U.S Navy), Leroy Gordon (Gordo) Cooper, Jr.(U.S Air Force), John Herschel Glenn, Jr (U.S Marine Corps), Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom (U.S Air Force), Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom (U.S. Navy), Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra, Jr (U.S. Navy), Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. (U.S Navy) Donald Kent