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The Soviet Union launched spudnick 1.
The Soviet Union launched Spudnick 1, wich was the first artificial satilight sent off into space. The United States goverment feared that the USSR had the tech to deliver a nuclear weapon into space.
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Spunick 2 was launched for a 610 mile orbit.
Spudnick 2 was the second aircraft to go into orbit.Also Spudnick 2 was also the first to be carrying a live animal. Space exploration packet -
U.S.A launches Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was a space sattlelight desighned by NACA. It was the first american sattlelight to reach one full orbit. NASA Timeline -
Pioneer 4 is launched.
Pioneer 4 is launched on a earth to moon trijectory. It passes within a 37,000 miles away from the moon. 50 Years of Space Flight -
Tiros 1 is launched.
Tiros 1 was a sattlelight launched into space in the 1960's. It was created to predict the weather and it was very successfull. SpaceRace.com -
Vostok 1 had a human in a in the aircraft for the first time.
Vostok 1 was carrying the first time spaceflight in history. He becomes to be the first man to reach space. His name was Yuri Gurgani. SpaceRace.com -
Alan B. orbits the earth.
Alan B. Sheperd becomes the first space american in space. He was the second human in all time to orbit in spaceflight history. NASA Timeline -
President John F. Kennedy anounced Apollo 11 research.
Jfk anounced Apollo 11 was going to launch soon. He was just elected president and a group called NASA had been put together. 50 Years of Space Flight -
John Glenn orbits the earth 3 times
John Glenn was the first american to orbit space more than two times in one full long ftip. NASA Timeline -
Apollo 11 was finally launched.
Apollo 11 was finally launched on July 16, 1969. It was the first rocket ship carrying a human from the U.S.A. 50 Years of Space Flight