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Sputnik Released
The Sputnik was the first sattelite released into space. The SovietUnion released it to prove they had better technology than the USA but they were wrong. -
Dog in space
The Soviet Union launched a dog named Laika into space to see if a living thing could live in space. -
NASA
NASA (national aeronautics space administration) was created to study space, other planets and Earth. -
First Man in Space
Alan Shepard, the first man in space, was launched into space to prove to the USA that they were equal in ability of technology. -
Friendship 7
The friendship 7 was the first capsul with a man inside to orbit the Earth not just once but three times. -
Surveyor lands on Moon
The Surveyor was a robotic spacecraft that was made to pick up rocks from the moon. -
Death of Edward Givens
Edward Givens (american astronaut) died in a car crash at the age of 37. -
Death of Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin (the first Russian man in space) died in a plane crash at the age of 34. -
Apollo 7
The crew of Apollo 7 began a 10 day mission to study the spacecraft and find many things to study on the spacecraft that was sent to the moon. -
Men on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.