1. The Space Race

2. October 1957: The Soviet Union succeeds in putting the first man made object into orbit around the Earth. This Satellite is called Sputnik. The Space Race has begun. The beginning

3. April 1961: Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to orbit the Earth. June 1963: Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. October 1964: Voskhod 1, the first spaceflight to carry more than one person into space, is launched. March 1965: Alexei Leonov carries out the first ever spacewalk. The USSR takes the lead. Soviet success

4. “…communism has won the competition between communist and capitalist countries. The economy, science, culture and the creative genius of people in all areas of life develop better and faster under communism.” Nikita Khrushchev. Soviet success

5. May 1961: Alan Shepherd becomes the first American in space. February 1962: John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth. June 1965: Ed White become the first American to walk in space. The USA gains momentum. America advances

6. “We choose to go to the moon... and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, … because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win”. John F. Kennedy. American advances

7. December 1968: Apollo 8 becomes the first manned capsule to orbit the moon. July 1969: Apollo 11 carries out the first manned moon landing. July 1971: Apollo 15 becomes the first mission to use the Lunar Rover. December 1972: Apollo 17 becomes the final lunar landing mission of the 20 th century. The USA sprints to the finish. America accelerates

8. “As I take man's last step from the surface… I'd like to just [say] what I believe history will record - that America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Moon...we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind”. Eugene Cernan. America accelerates

9. Some images in this presentation have been used courtesy of NASA. Many more pictures are available from their website at www.nasa.gov.www.nasa.gov Copyright