SPACE FLIGHT

A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MISSIONS

Sept., 1957

Sputnik 1 (USSR) is first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth

Nov., 1957

Sputnik 2 is first craft to send animal into orbit
(a female dog called Laika)

Jan., 1958

NASA created by Pres. Dwight Eisenhower to counteract Soviet superiority in space.

Its mission: "To explore the phenomenon of the atmosphere and space for peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind."

Manned Flight (1959 - Present)

Robotic Missions (1959 - Present)