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this program was created when the Russians were competing against the US.
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Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to land on the moon. It also orbited around the sun!
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1961 the Soviets launched their first person into space. The Vostok 1 is what they used to do that
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Vostok 1 the the first spacecraft ever to carry a human and orbit only once. it only took 1 hour and 48 minutes.
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The main part of Freedom 7 was to determine the capabilitiesof staying in space for a limited amount of time, and also going back to Earth with having a full recovery.
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www.space.com/11554-photos-nasa-mercury-alan-shepard-freed..Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., peers into his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule before launch on the morning of May 5, 1961. Alan Shepard: First American in Space. NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961 aboard his Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7.
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www.space.com/11772-president-kennedy-historic-speech-moo.President Kennedy & Apollo Program. NASA, Human Spaceflight & Space Race. May 25, 1961: JFK's Moon Shot Speech to Congress. On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced his goal of putting a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
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www.history.com/.../7-things-you-may-notknow-about-john-glennOn February 20, 1962, John H. Glenn became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth when he successfully completed three orbits aboard the space capsule “Friendship 7.”
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Friendship 7 had one main priority and that was to orbit Earth once. Instead, the spacecraft orbited 3 times and that only took 4 hours and 55 minutes!
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NASA History Timeline56 hours into the flight of Apollo 13, the oxygen tank in the service module ruptured and damaged several of the power, electrical, and life support systems. All crew members returned safely to Earth.
