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1975

1965

1970

1960

Venus

Mars

Moon

Earthorbit

FrontierThe Space Race

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IntercontinentalBalistic Missle (ICBM)

Satellite

Space probe

Manned spacecraft

Space station

Source: WikipediaAuthor: Tristan J. Hafner

Lasting from 1957 to 1975, the Space Race was an informal competition between the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union involving parallel efforts to explore outer space. Both countriessought to established firsts in space travel with artificial satellites, interplnetary probes,and manned missions to the moon.

Lasting from 1957 to 1975, the Space Race was an informal competition between the UnitedStates and the Soviet Union involving parallel efforts to explore outer space. Both countriessought to established firsts in space travel with artificial satellites, interplnetary probes,and manned missions to the moon.

USSR

USASoviet Union launchesR-7 Semyorka Aug. 21, 1957

Soviet Union launchesR-7 Semyorka Aug. 21, 1957 First artificial sateliiteFirst artificial sateliite

First animal in orbit (dog)First animal in orbit (dog)

First US satelliteFirst US satellite

Probe to moonProbe to moon

First communications satellite

First communications satellite

First weathersatellite

First weathersatellite

Photo of earth from spacePhoto of earth from space

Artificial satellite (Sun’s)Artificial satellite (Sun’s)

Human in orbitHuman in orbit

First active communicationssatelliite

First active communicationssatelliite

Woman in orbitWoman in orbit

In-orbit rendevousand dockingIn-orbit rendevousand docking

Mannedlunar orbitMannedlunar orbit

Orbital rendevous

Orbital rendevous

Probe lands onanother planetProbe lands onanother planet

Human onthe moonHuman onthe moon

Satellite orbitsanother planetSatellite orbitsanother planet

First spacestationFirst spacestation First US-USSR

joint missionFirst US-USSR

joint mission