Events
Sputnik 1 launchesSputnik 2 launchesExplorer 1 launchesNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formedLuna 1 enters solar orbitLuna 2 launchesLuna 3 photographs the far side of the MoonYuri Gagarin orbits EarthAlan Shepard goes into suborbital low-level space flightJohn Glenn orbits Earth 3 timesGherman Titov completes first day long flightValentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in spaceAlexei Leonov completes first space walkLuna 9 lands on the MoonLuna 10 orbits the MoonZond 5 goes to the Moon and returns to EarthSurveyor 1 lands on the MoonThe US begins to map the Moon to prepare for manned landingApollo 1 fire kills 3 astronautsSoyuz 1 crashes on re-entry, killing 1 cosmonautApollo 8 launches and orbits the MoonApollo 11 lands on MoonLuna 16 returns to Earth with Moon samplesSoviets establish a space station in orbit with Salyut 1Apollo-Soyuz Mission ends space racePeriods
The Great Space Race
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