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The document summarizes key events and accomplishments in the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union from 1946 to 1963. It includes: 1) The Soviets launched several "firsts" including the first satellite to orbit Earth in 1957, the first animals to return safely from orbit in 1960, and the first man in space in 1961. 2) Both countries worked to send animals and spacecraft to explore space and the Moon and Mars, with the Soviets achieving the first unmanned landing on the Moon in 1959 and Venus in 1963. 3) The Space Race drove both nations to advance rapidly in rocket and space technology during the Cold War era.

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The Space Race Graphic Organizer

The document summarizes key events and accomplishments in the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union from 1946 to 1963. It includes: 1) The Soviets launched several "firsts" including the first satellite to orbit Earth in 1957, the first animals to return safely from orbit in 1960, and the first man in space in 1961. 2) Both countries worked to send animals and spacecraft to explore space and the Moon and Mars, with the Soviets achieving the first unmanned landing on the Moon in 1959 and Venus in 1963. 3) The Space Race drove both nations to advance rapidly in rocket and space technology during the Cold War era.

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The Space Race

# Year What happened? Which One other detail… image


country?

1 United It was from a


States captured German V2
1946 First photographs from outer space
Rocket

United It was put on German


1946 The first animal in space States rockets to study
radiation

United They were put on


1949 1st monkey in space States ships to test different
things

The The Soviets put these


Soviets animals in space to
test their rockets.
1951 The first animals to return safely from space

The The Americans didn’t


1957 This was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. Soviets think that the Soviets
were advanced
enough to put the
satellite in space.

The Soviets launched


Luna 1, but it never
The
made it to the moon.
1959 This was the 1st unnamed aircraft to land on the moon. Soviets
They then launched
Luna 2.

After one failed


attempt, the Soviets
The
successfully had these
1960 These were the 1st animals to return safely from Soviets
orbiting Earth. animals orbit the
Earth.

In the United States,


he was admired by
The
some people.
1961 This was the first man in space. Soviets

The spacecraft didn’t


1962 This represents the first spacecraft to land on Mars. land on Mars until
The
years later.
Soviets

10

The The Soviets have since


1963 This represents the first spacecraft to land on Venus. Soviets landed 10 spacecrafts
on Venus.

11

12
13

14

15

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