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Height of the Cold War
The Soviet Union launched the first satellite. -
Creation of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
The agency NASA devoted to exploring the universe and winning the "Space Race". -
First man into space
Soviets put the first man into space.
US President promised, America would land a man on the Moon. -
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Project Apolo
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Man on the Moon
Neil Amstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon.
This it is call: "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". -
Challenger disaster
Seven members of a space shuuttle died when it exploded 73 seconds after lift-off. This was caused by the unusually cold January temperatures. -
Probe crash on Mars
This happened because some technicians had benn calculating with metric mesurements not imperial system.