Winner of the Space Race

First artificial satellite Sputnik 1 1957-10-04 First animal in space Laika 1957-11-03 First photographs of the far side of the Moon Luna 3 1959-10-06 First person in space Yuri Gagarin 1961-04-12 First woman in space Valentina Tereshkova 1963-06-16 First spacewalk Alexei Leonov 1965-03-18 First spacecraft landing on the Moon Luna 9 1966-02-03 First person on the Moon Neil Armstrong 1969-07-20 First spacecraft landing on another planet (Venus) Venera 7 1970-12-15 First space station Salyut 1 1971-04-19 First spacecraft landing on Mars Mars 3 1971-12-02 Winner of the space race

An infographic lists major early achievements in space exploration, showing Soviet accomplishments for most milestones and American accomplishments for the first Moon landing. The joke is that the Soviet Union dominates the space-race scoreboard until the final image declares the United States the winner, mocking how overall victory can be claimed despite losing many individual milestones. EN: An infographic lists major early achievements in space exploration, showing Soviet accomplishments for most milestones and American accomplishments for the first Moon landing. The joke is that the Soviet Union dominates the space-race scoreboard until the final image declares the United States the winner, mocking how overall victory can be claimed despite losing many individual milestones.

• @about50posts / 6122 2020-11-15