Space Race T-Line: Celvin Roca

Sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

First man made object to orbit the earth

Sputnik 2 Launches(Dog On Board)

Nov 3, 1957

Second satelite launched, but this time with an dog on board

Explorer 1 Launched

Jan 31, 1958

First U.S made object to orbit earth. Also lead to the discovery of the Van Allen Radiation belt

Sputnik 3 Launched

Mar 17, 1958

3rd Satellite launched by the Soviets

Van Guard 1 is launched

Mar 17, 1958

First long last satellite

NASA Is Formed

Oct 1, 1958

U.S´s more focused space program

Lunar 1 launched

Jan 2, 1959

First man made orbit to orbit the sun

Pioneer 4 Launched

Mar 3, 1959

We got a satellite past earths orbit.

Mercury 7 is formed

Apr 2, 1959

Our first astronauts

Luna 2 Launched

Sep 12, 1959

first object to hit the moon

Luna 3 Orbits Moon

Oct 4, 1959

First picture taken of the moon

Tiros

Apr 1, 1960

First weather satelite launched

JFK

Oct 8, 1960

The president who pushed us to go to the moon

Yuri Gagarin

Apr 12, 1961

First man to orbit earth

Alan B Sharp

Apr 15, 1961

First American in space

JFK announces ¨Were going to the moon

May 25, 1961

Gus Grissom

Jul 21, 1961

Longest period of time spent in space. 1 day

NASA Announces Gemini Program

Dec 7, 1961

Second wave of space-men

John Glenn

Feb 20, 1962

First man to orbit earth 3 times, newest longest amount of time spent in space by man