Space Race Timeline - Annalise, Tiffany, and Shella

By Shesamonte

  • Sputnik 1

    Sputnik 1
    The Soviets launched the first, Sputnik 1.
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    Space Race

  • Sputnik 2

    Sputnik 2
    The second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit.

  • First American In Space

    Alan shepard goes to space on Mercury-Redstone this was the first American manned suborbital space flight. So Alan was the first man to go to space.

  • First US Amercican to Orbit Earth

    First US Amercican to Orbit Earth
    February 20, 1962 - John Glenn

  • The first people to set their foot on the moon

    Commander Neil Armstrong was the first person to set his foot on the moon. Buzz Aldrin was the secong one. This image was taken by Neil Armstrong.

  • First Ever Major Catastrophe for NASA

    First Ever Major Catastrophe for NASA
    The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all the seven astronauts in it.

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    Lauch to find a new way to Mars.

  • First International Space Station Piece Launched

    First International Space Station Piece Launched

  • Columbia space shuttle explodes

    Seven astronauts is lost after a 16-day mission.

  • The space race

    The space race
    After getting particals of the sun, Genesis makes a crash landing.

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    Lauches to find the northern pole of mars.