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Spunik #1
Spunik #1 was the first man made satilite lanched into orbit. Made by the Soviet Union space program USSR it wsa the saatilite that started the great space race.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Spunik #2
Spunik #2 was made by the USSR. Inside Laika the dog this showed the world that mammals can survive in space. saddly Laika the dog did not come back to Earth.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Exporer #1
The Exporer #1 was the US satilite shot into orbit. the reason it was bulit beacuase if the USSR can send satlite in to Space then they could fire missles into orbit.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
NASA
The US created ther own space program NASA [National Aeroanutics and Space Adminstration.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Yuri Gradain
Yuri Gradia was the first man in space. Aboard the vostock #1 he orbited the earth once and was pronoced the first man in space.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Alan Sheperd
Allen Sheperd was the first american in space. Aboard Freedom 7. he did not orbit the earth but still was the first american in space.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Apollo Missions Begin
In 1961 J.f.k had a speech and in that speech he stated that America will get to the moon by the end of the decad. the missions for the moon where called the Apollo Mission`s.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
John Glenn
John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth but he orbited earth 3 times the reason for this mission was so America can keep up with the soviates.[TheSpaceRace.com] -
Luna #9
Luna 9 was the first space craft to have a soft landing on the Moon Made by the USSR it Showed that the soviate union was ahed. [TheSpaceRace.com] -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the greatest feat in the American history in my opinoin when Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin landied on the moon Neil Armstrong Said these Famouse Words " Thats one small step for man and one gaint leap for man kind" This great feat ended the great space race.[TheSpaceRace.com]
