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The spcae age began
The soviet union launched sputnik -
On soviet probe passed close to the moon and another hit the moon
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The first piloted space flight was made
Yuri A. Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, orbited Earth in the spaceship Vostok (later called Vostok 1). -
A united states probe flew past venus
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The first piloted voyage to the moon began
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US astronuaghts Neil A Armstring and Buzz Aldrin landed their lunar module on the moon
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Apollo lunar program was cancelled
United States astronaughts made 5 more landings on the moon -
Two space probes landed on mars
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Tragic Accident
The U.S. space shuttle Challenger tore apart in midair, killing all seven astronauts aboard. -
The US space shuttle Columbia blasted off