Space Race/Timelines
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Timeline (1957-1975)
| Date | Significance | Country | Mission Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 21, 1957 | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) |  USSR
|
R-7 Semyorka SS-6 Sapwood |
| October 4, 1957 | Artificial satellite (Earth's) | USSR
|
Sputnik 1 |
| November 3, 1957 | Animal in orbit (dog) | USSR
|
Sputnik 2 |
| January 31, 1958 | Detection of Van Allen belts |  USA-ABMA
|
Explorer I |
| December 18, 1958 | Communications satellite | USA-ABMA
|
Project SCORE |
| January 4, 1959 | Artificial satellite (Sun's) | USSR
|
Luna 1 |
| February 17, 1959 | Weather satellite | USA-NASA (NRL)1
|
Vanguard 2 |
| June 1959 | Reconnaissance satellite | USA-Air Force
|
Discoverer 4 |
| August 7, 1959 | Photo of Earth from space | USA-NASA
|
Explorer 6 |
| September 14, 1959 | Probe to Moon | USSR
|
Luna 2 |
| October 7, 1959 | Photo of the far side of the Moon | USSR
|
Luna 3 |
| April 12, 1961 | Human in orbit | USSR
|
Vostok 1 |
| July 10, 1962 | First active communications satellite | USA-AT&T
|
Telstar |
| September 29, 1962 | Artificial satellite by a non-superpower |  Canada
|
Alouette 1 |
| June 16, 1963 | Woman in orbit | USSR
|
Vostok 6 |
| March 18, 1965 | Extra-vehicular activity | USSR
|
Voskhod 2 |
| December 15, 1965 | Orbital rendezvous² | USA-NASA
|
Gemini 6A/Gemini 7 |
| March 1, 1966 | Probe lands on another planet - Venus | USSR
|
Venera 3 |
| March 16, 1966 | In-orbit rendezvous and docking | USA-NASA
|
Gemini VIII |
| December 24, 1968 | Manned Lunar orbit | USA-NASA
|
Apollo 8 |
| July 20, 1969 | Human on the Moon | USA-NASA
|
Apollo 11 |
| April 23, 1971 | Space station | USSR
|
Salyut 1 |
| November 14, 1971 | Satellite orbits another planet - Mars | USA-NASA
|
Mariner 9 |
| November 9, 1972 | Geostationary communications satellite | Canada-BCE
|
Anik A1 |
| July 15, 1975 | First USA-USSR joint mission | USSR USA-NASA
|
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project |