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first satellite in space by USSR
sputnik -
First satellite in space by USSR
sputnik -
First animal in space by USSR
dog Laika -
First satellite in space by USA
explorer 1 -
Creation of NASA
nasa -
First animal in space by USA (Ham the chimp)
chimpanzee -
3 events that were important in the Gemini missions
1.to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions
2.First maneuver to change orbit plane
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First man in space by USSR
gagarin -
First man to orbit Earth by USSR
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin -
JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. -
First man to orbit Earth by USA
John H. Glenn, Jr -
First man to do an EVA by USSR
cosmonaut Alexei Leonov -
First man to do an EVA by USA
Ed White -
apollo 7
Lunar Module Pilot -
tragedies that led up to getting to the moon
an oxygen tank explosion almost 56 hours into the flight forced the crew to abandon all thoughts of reaching the moon. -
First man in space by USA
alan shephard