Space Travel “To Infinity and Beyond…”

Neil Armstrong On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong left the Lunar Module Eagle and became the first human to set foot on the moon. “That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”

Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Astronaut Edwin ("Buzz") Aldrin Jr. is coming down the ladder on the Lunar Module Eagle. This was the result of an intensive United States effort to accelerate the American space program.

Sputnik I In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the world’s first manmade artificial satellite. Weighing 184 pounds, it circled the earth every 90 minutes.

Sputnik II Later in 1957, Sputnik II was launched carrying Laika, a dog which became the first Earth creature to orbit the earth.

Yuri Gagarin In 1961, the first human to pilot a spacecraft, Yuri Gagarin, was launched by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok I.

Alan Shepard On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard piloted the first manned American spacecraft.

President John F. Kennedy Twenty days later, Kennedy announced as a national goal the landing of an American astronaut on the Moon. He wanted to accomplish this by the end of the 1960s.

So much more... Apollo missions Space Stations - Skylab, MIR Space Shuttle - Columbia Challenger Explosion Hubble Telescope

Credit Star Child Space Travel Web site http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/space_level2/travel.html (Pictures and text)