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Soviet Launched by Ussr
1st artifical satellite put in space by the Ussr. The U.S found the Ussr had the technology to deliver a nuclear weapon via the R-7 -
Sputnik 2 is launched
The Soviet wanted to see if they could send people into sapce. The spaceship carried a dog named Laika -
Sputnik 3 launched
The Soviet wanted to see if the 3rd Sputnik would be a better sputnik out of all the others. -
Luna 1 launched by Ussr
It was the first man made object to orbit the Earth. -
Luna 2 launched
It impacts the moon on becoming the first man-made object to do so. -
Luna 3 launched
It orbits the moon and photographs 70 percent of its surface. -
John F. Kennedy gave speech
President Kennedy challenges the nation to go to the moon before the decade ends. -
John Glenn orbits Earth
To study the Earth and see how it works. -
Zond 5 launched
It carried a biological payload (including two turtles) around the moon and returned to Earth six days later. -
Lunar Landing
Touching down just 600 ft from the Surveyor 3.