Space Race
Space Race
by @systems
The competition between the USA and USSR to conquer space
Sputnik 1 launched
The Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite, beginning the Space Age.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Yuri Gagarin becomes first human in space
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completes one orbit of Earth aboard Vostok 1, becoming the first human in space.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
JFK announces Moon goal
President Kennedy addresses Congress, declaring the goal of landing a man on the Moon before the decade is out.
Washington, D.C.
First spacewalk
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov becomes the first person to walk in space during the Voskhod 2 mission.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Apollo 11 Moon landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbits above.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Apollo 13 crisis
An oxygen tank explosion cripples Apollo 13, leading to a dramatic rescue mission to return the astronauts safely to Earth.
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit, symbolizing détente and ending the Space Race.
Earth orbit