Space Race Timeline

By KiayaFeather

  • Launch of the world's first artificial satellite , Sputnik 1

    Launch of the world's first artificial satellite , Sputnik 1
    Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be sent into space.

  • First animal in space

    First animal in space
    The first animal in space was a dog named Laika.

  • First monkey in space

    First monkey in space
    In 1961, the U.S sent a monkey into space for testing. they used monkeys because they were the closest to humans.

  • The Start of Space Travel

    The Start of Space Travel

  • President Kennedy's Address at Rice University

    President Kennedy's Address at Rice University
    President Kennedy made a speech about the necessity for the U.S to become a leader in space exploration.

  • first man on the moon

    first man on the moon
    The first man on the moon was on Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

  • First footprint on the moon

    First footprint on the moon
    When Buzz and Neil traveled to the moon, Aldrin took a photo of the world's first footprint on the moon. " That's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind."

  • First moon rock to come to earth

    After Apollo 11 came back from space, scientists studied a space rock for any life source.

  • Ticker-take parade in NY with Aldrin and Collins

    Ticker-take parade in NY with Aldrin and Collins
    there was a parade for the most people sent into space.

  • moving on to Mars

    The mission to study mas has gone on since 1960, but all launches seemed to have been a failure or they lost contact on the way.

  • The remembrance of NASA's #1 employee

    The remembrance of NASA's #1 employee
    Katherine Johnson was a black women who-among other women-solved the calculations for going to space and back safely.