Space Exploration Timeline

  • Building

    Building
    NASA made the first satellite envesting over 10 billion dollars.
  • The Sputnik

    The Sputnik
    On October 21, 1969, the Soviets launched sputnik into outerspace. United States were great rivals against the Soviets, and the U. S. belived they could do better. This battle between the Soviets and the U.S. was known as the " Cold War".
  • The U. S. Satillite

    The U. S. Satillite
    On January of 1958, the U. S. launched a Satillite into outerspace to start off the Cold War against the Soviets.
  • Focused on The Moon

    Focused on The Moon
    Between 1964 and 1972, N.A.S.A. focused on the moon the U.S. and the soviet Union sent unpiloted spacecrafts to the moon to learn more about the moons surface.
  • Space Rocks

    Space Rocks
    Between 1964 and 1972, the U.S. collected over 400 kilograms of moon rocks.
  • The Apolo Launch

    The Apolo Launch
    On October 21 1968, 11 men went up into outerspace to land on the moon, and that task was accomplished.
  • Luna 15

    Luna 15
    July 1969,luna 15 was launched into outerspace by the soviets, and it crashed into the moon at 15:50 PM.
  • The Winning

    The Winning
    On July 20th 1969, the space race was won by the United States.
  • Discovery

    Discovery
    NASA found many things on the moon
  • When the Luna Crashed

    In July on 1996, the soviets knew that when the Luna 15 crashed, that they had lost the war.