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alan shepard
alan shepard was the first american in space i think it is important because he was the first american in space -
Soviet Union
1950 Soviet Union was the greatest rival to the United States i think it is important because it helped the united states military -
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the space race
the space race starts in 1955 and ends in 1972 with the united states winning -
space agency
the first space agentcy -
united states launching satillite
on december 31st 1958 united states launches its own satillite -
Apollo
Apollo moon misson is important because they just came up with the space race -
john f.kennedy
may 1961 president John F. Kennedy launched a program of space exploration and scientific research. -
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exploring the moon
between 1964 and 1972 the united states and the soviet union sent many unpilotedb spacecrafts to explore the moon -
the moons landing
in july 1969 there american astonauts circled the moon aborad apollo 11. once in orbit neil armstrong and buzz aldrin entered a tiny space craft called eagle descented toward a flat area on the moons surface called the sea of tranquility. when armstrongs radioed that the eagle had landed ,cheers rang out at the NASA space center in houston, texas.a few hours later armstrong and aldrin left the eagle to walk on the surface of the moon. -
luna 15
luna 15 crashed i think it is important because it was only 2 years ago when it happened
