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D.J. Space Race 1957-1975 U.S. U.S.S.R
ORGINS ,[object Object],[object Object]
SPUTNIK ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EXPLORER I   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
LUNA 2 ,[object Object]
Yuri Gagarin   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Alan Shepard Jr.   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
John Glenn Jr. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Valentina Tereshkova ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Apollo 8 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
MAN ON THE MOON!!! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
PRIMARY SOURCE Picture of Moon taken by Apollo 8
MAP Map of where Sputnik1 was launched
TIMELINE The United States launches Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit  the moon.   1968 The first woman in space is Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.   1963 John Glenn Jr. becomes the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth.   1962 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the Earth.   Alan Shepard Jr. becomes the first American astronaut in space.   1961 The Soviet Union launches Luna 2. This is the first space probe to hit the moon. 1959 The United States launches its first satellite, Explorer I.   The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formed in the United States. NASA is the federal agency devoted to exploring space. 1958 The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite. "Sputnik" is the Russian word for "Traveler."   1957 EVENT DATE
TIMELINE CONT. U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins make it to the moon. Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon and was followed by Buzz Aldrin.   1969 EVENT DATE
BIBLIOGRAPHY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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  • 12. PRIMARY SOURCE Picture of Moon taken by Apollo 8
  • 13. MAP Map of where Sputnik1 was launched
  • 14. TIMELINE The United States launches Apollo 8, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon. 1968 The first woman in space is Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. 1963 John Glenn Jr. becomes the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth. 1962 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the Earth. Alan Shepard Jr. becomes the first American astronaut in space. 1961 The Soviet Union launches Luna 2. This is the first space probe to hit the moon. 1959 The United States launches its first satellite, Explorer I. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is formed in the United States. NASA is the federal agency devoted to exploring space. 1958 The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite. "Sputnik" is the Russian word for "Traveler." 1957 EVENT DATE
  • 15. TIMELINE CONT. U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins make it to the moon. Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon and was followed by Buzz Aldrin. 1969 EVENT DATE
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