EARLY HISTORY OF

SPACECRAFT

People have always wondered what is it like outside in

space…

... But we have never been there until last century.

FIRST SATELLITES

Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite launched from USSR, exited Earth’s orbit on October 4th, 1957.

Can you imagine? Sputnik I was about the size of a beach ball!

Shortly after Sputnik I, people had sent other satellites to space.

ANIIMALS IN SPACE

After the first satellites, the first living creatures were sent to space!

WHO?

All dogs in space were sent from USSR

In total, there were 13 dogs in space.

The first dog in space was called LAIKA.

Unfortunately, Laika died during the flight of over heat.

All the monkeys and chimps were sent from USA.

The first monkey in space was named ABLE.

FIRST PEOPLE IN

SPACE

On 12 April 1961, YURY GAGARIN became the 1st man in space.

Neil Armstrong was the 1st man that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969

SHUTTLES AND

BURANS

Shuttle is a spacecraft built by NASA.

There are 6 Shuttles: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavor.

Columbia was the 1st space shuttle to be launched into space on April 12th, 1981

Christa McAuliffe was supposed to be the 1st civilian in space and leave into space on Challenger, January 28, 1986

Challenger exploded due to some technical problems, killing all the members of the crew.

Buran was the Soviet spacecraft, similar to Shuttles, but not indentical.

Buran made only 1 flight on autopilot. Due to financial problems, it was never launched again.