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Soviet Union launches Spitnik
It was the first artifisuale statellite lanched into space by Soviet Union. The United States worried the Soviets could have a nuclier missle that could reach the United States.
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USSR launches dog into orbit
It was the first dog/ living thing in space. The dog proved that living things could servive on a spacecraft in space.
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The United States creates government agencey NASA
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is a huge government agency of space travel in the Unired States. That is how everything the U.S gets sent into space is by NASA.
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Soviet Union lanches first man into space
He was the first human into space. He proved that human could survive in space on a space craft and was the first human to orbit the Earth.
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President J.F,K gives speech on space exploration
He gave a very important speech on the start of space exploration and scientific research. This was also the start of the appolo program.
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The U.S sends first american into space
First american to orbit Earth. Secound human to go into space and orbit the Earth.
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Ranger 7 transmits first photos odf the moon
They where the first ever up close photos of the moon anybody had on Earth.
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First american space walk
Ed White performs the first american space walk. He was the first american/ human being to walk in space.
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Soviet space craft lands on moon
The first spacecraft to land on the moon. And the first soviet thing to land on the moon.
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Appolo 11 crew lands on the moon
The first Appolo mission crew to land on the moon and return home safely.
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United States launches satellite Explorer 1 into orbit
The secound artifisual satellite to go into space. It was important because it ment that the U.S was in the space race and one of the first artifisual satellites launched into space.
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