space race

The launch of sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

first animal sent to orbit by the ussr

Nov 3, 1957

The launch of Explorer 1 by the u.s.

Jan 31, 1958

the founding of nasa

Jul 29, 1958

First chimpanzee used for space tasks by the u.s.

Jan 31, 1961

ussr sent first man to space

Apr 12, 1961

u.s. sent first man in space

May 5, 1961

first man to orbit earth by u.s.

Feb 20, 1962

first man to do EVA for ussr

Mar 18, 1965

The Gemini 9 tragedy

Feb 28, 1966

See and Basset died when their T-38 crashed into the McDonnell Aircraft Building,

Gemini 8 launches

Apr 16, 1966

The first mission to successfully dock two spacecraft in Earth orbit and perform an emergency landing due to a thruster malfunction.

Gemini 12 launches

Nov 11, 1966

and concluded the program by successfully proving that astronauts could perform complex tasks during spacewalks (EVAs). The mission, crewed by Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin, accomplished its key objectives

fire killed Apollo 1 crew

Jan 27, 1967

fire broke out in the control module killing Apollo 1 crew

JFK's speech of getting to the moon

Sep 12, 1967

U.S. launches Apollo 4

Nov 9, 1967

U.S.launches Apollo 5 mission

Jan 22, 1968

U.S. launches Apollo 6 mission

Apr 4, 1968

U.S. launches Apollo 7

Oct 11, 1968

U.S. launches Apollo 11

Jul 16, 1969

The Apollo 11 mission was known for neal Armstrong's quote "thats one small step for a man, one giant leap for man kind"

The U.S. launches Apollo 2

Jul 16, 1969

First man to do EVA for usa

Jun 3, 1976