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Early space exploration
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The first spotting of the moon through a telescope by Galileo Galilei
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Hermann Oberth launches first personal rocket with students
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Soviet Union launches first rocket of there own
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First animals launched into space (fruit flies) by the U.S
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The Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik, into space
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Middle space exploration
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The Soviet craft Sputnik 5 was launched, carrying the dogs Strelka and Belka. They became the first living beings to survive a trip into space.
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Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.
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Astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space.
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First human on moon by the U.S. (Apollo 11) successful
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Apollo 13 “the most successful failure” was launched.
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Recent exploration
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First spacecraft beyond the orbit of Neptune by U.S. NASA
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First photograph of the whole solar system by U.S. NASA
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First orbit of an asteroid by U.S. NASA
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Kepler Mission launched first space telescope designated for research of Earth's expoplanets by USA
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NASA rover successfully lands on mars to seek out life-clues by U.S. NASA
