<Tr> <Td> March 18, 1965 </Td> <Td> First extra-vehicular activity ("space walk") </Td> <Td> Voskhod 2 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 23, 1965 </Td> <Td> First piloted spacecraft orbit change </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gemini 3 - NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 14, 1965 </Td> <Td> First Mars flyby </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mariner 4 - NASA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 29, 1965 </Td> <Td> Eight - day human spaceflight record </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gemini 5 - NASA </Td> </Tr>

Timeline of major events in the space race