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Feb 22, 2010 · The Space Race refers to the period of competition over space exploration between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War.
This infographic presents a timeline of space-related achievements by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. between 1957 and 1969. A description of the timeline is below. On October 4, 1957, the U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite.
Timeline of the Space Race. This is a timeline of achievements in Soviet and United States spaceflight, spanning the Cold War era of nationalistic competition known as the Space Race.
- 2 August 1955: The USSR responds to the US announcement that they intend to launch the first artificial satellite into space with a satellite of their own.
- 4 October 1957: The USSR successfully launches Sputnik 1, the first Earth-orbiting satellite in history.
- 3 November 1957: The USSR successfully launches Sputnik 2, carrying a dog named Laika into space. They become the first nation to successfully send a living organism into orbit.
- 31 January 1958: The US enter the space race by launching Explorer 1, the first US satellite to reach orbit. It carried experimental equipment that led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt.
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missile -based nuclear arms race between the two nations following World War II and had its peak with the more particular Moon Race to land on the Moon ...
May 14, 2023 · Timeline of the space race Oct 4, 1957: The Soviet Union successfully sends the first man-made object into space. Sputnik is the world's first orbital satellite.
From the beginning, the Space Race was an extension of this ideological battle between the two nations. Space became the final frontier for the United States and Soviet Union to compete to prove their status as sole superpower. Timeline. Sputnik 1: October 4, 1957 — The Soviet Union’s first spacecraft launch changed the world overnight ...
