The Space Race

Added by: jwalgrenA model of Sputnik 1. Sputnik 1 was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth. Designed and built by the Soviet Union, Sputnik 1 was launched into orbit on 4 October 1957.

Added by: jwalgrenThe launch of the Explorer 1 satellite by the United States of America. It was launched on January 31, 1958.

Added by: jwalgrenThe Apollo 11 Mission Insignia, featuring a bald eagle.

Added by: jwalgrenA photo of the Apollo 11 crew, with Neil Armstrong on the left, Michael Collins in the middle and Buzz Aldrin on the right.

Neil Armstrong on the Lunar Module Ladder

Added by: jwalgrenA slow scan television that was mounted on one of the legs of the lunar module was in position to send out a transmission of Neil Armstrong climbing down the ladder of lunar module and onto the moon. Neil Armstrong is show here climbing down to the surface of the moon.

Added by: jwalgrenA photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon, taken by Neil Armstrong. Neil Armstrong can be seen in the reflection of the face of Buzz Aldrin's helmet.

Added by: jwalgrenVostok 1 was the spacecraft that carried Yuri Gagarin, a Russian Cosmonaut, into space. Yuri became the first human in space and won prestige for the Soviet Union throughout the world by doing so.