https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12 en-us 2023-02-16 12:52:26 UTC 2023-02-16 15:13:58 UTC hello@padlet.com wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484932050 The Soviet Union successfully launches sputnik 1. The first earth-orbiting satellite in history.]]> 2023-02-16 13:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484932050 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484937536 The Soviet Union successfuly launches sputnik 2, just a month after launching sputnik 1, this time carrying laika a space dog becoming the first living organism to enter orbit.]]> 2023-02-16 13:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484937536 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484940030 The US enters the space race by launching explorer 1, the first US satelite to reach orbit.]]> 2023-02-16 13:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484940030 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484947192 The US launches SOAR, the worlds first comunications satelite. This got the worlds attention as it gave a pre recored message from the president on Christmas. This was the first human broadcast aired from space.]]> 2023-02-16 13:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484947192 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484953677 The soviet union launches Luna 1 known as the Cosmic Rocket. This rocket accidently left the orbit of the moon due to it having too much speed. This became the rocket to ever leave the earth and suns orbit.]]> 2023-02-16 13:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484953677 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484957946 The Soviet Union launches Luna 2 and succesfuly finished there mission of sending a spacecraft to the surface of the moon.]]> 2023-02-16 13:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484957946 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484963564 The Soviet Union send Vostok 1 carrying Yuri Gagairn. Yuri made a full orbit around the earth, becoming the first man in space. He was in space for one hour and fourty eight minutes.]]> 2023-02-16 13:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484963564 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484966911 The US achieves the first human controlled journey in space with Alan Shepard. This flight shepard did not orbit earth. The flight only lasted 15 minutes.]]> 2023-02-16 13:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484966911 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484971157 1967 was the deadliest year in the space race. Three american astronauts died when a fire ignited in apallo one. Only a few months later soviet astronaut died when his parachuite failed to open.]]> 2023-02-16 13:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2484971157 wkelly42 https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2485104584 The US sends Apollo 11 which was the first humans crewed spacecraft to reach the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin step foot on the moon while there other crewmate Michael Collins orbits the moon. This secured the space race win for the US and the televised landing was seen by 743 Millions people. ]]> 2023-02-16 15:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wkelly42/k5z1mssfw9749p12/wish/2485104584