The Space Race by Frances Kiffe https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a en-us 2022-04-06 13:43:36 UTC 2025-11-13 22:31:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media0.giphy.com/media/9tx0gy37p7oXu/giphy.gif The Space Race launches 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2132945878 The competition began on August 2, 1955, when the Soviet Union responded to the US announcement of their similar intent to launch artificial satellites. The Space Race has its origins in the nuclear arms race between the two nations following the Second World War.]]> 2022-04-06 16:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2132945878 October 4, 1957: Sputnik 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133799045 The Soviet Russians took the lead when they launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik into orbit.]]> 2022-04-07 02:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133799045 January 31, 1958: Explorer 1 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133803654 falling behind in The Space Race, The U.S launched the second satellite, The Explorer1 into orbit.]]> 2022-04-07 02:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133803654 April 1961: The first man in space 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133818245 In April of 1961 another achievement went to the Soviets when they sent the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin.]]> 2022-04-07 02:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133818245 Freedom 7 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133836667 just three weeks after Russia launched Yuri Gagarin into space the U.S began to Catch up in the space race by putting the first american into space, Alan Shepard.]]> 2022-04-07 03:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133836667 February 1962 A man orbits the Earth 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133848249 In February Of 1962 John Glen was the first american man to orbit Earth  in the Space shuttle, Friendship 7.]]> 2022-04-07 03:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133848249 June 16, 1963: First woman in space 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133857107 In 1963 the Soviets launched the first woman into space, Valentina Tereshkova.]]> 2022-04-07 03:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133857107 July 16, 1969: America sends a rocket to the moon 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133867742 In 1969 Apollo 11 was launched into space and on its way to the moon.]]> 2022-04-07 03:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133867742 July 20, 1969: The Eagle has landed 108059681 https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133872229 In 1969 America won the space race by successfully landing on the moon.]]> 2022-04-07 03:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/108059681/qxshxq0egrjd8f0a/wish/2133872229