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FIRST INSECTS IN SPACE
ON FEBUARY 20,1947 THE US LAUNCHED FRUIT FLIES ON TO A V-2 ROCKET. -
FIRST MONKEY IN SPACE
ON JUNE 14, 1949, ALBERT II REACHED THE DISTANCE OF 83 MILES. SADLY, HE DIED ON IMPACT AT RE-ENTRY. -
FIRST ORBITING SATELLITE
THE SOVIET UNION ROCKETED THE SPUTNIK INTO SPACE ON OCTOBER 4,1957. -
SPUTNIK
THE U.S.S.R LAUNCHED THE SPUTNIK 1,THE FIRST ARTIFIFCAL SATELLITE TO ORBIT THE EARTH ON OCTOBER 4,1957 AT 7:28PM -
FIRST DOG IN SPACE
ON NOVEMBER 3,1957,LAIKA,WAS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE ON SPUTNIK 2. SHE SADLY DIED A FEW HOURS INTO THE LIFT OFF. -
THE FIRST PERSON IN SPACE
YURI GAGARIN WAS SENT UP INTO SPACE BY THE SOVIET UNION ON APRIL 12,1961. -
FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT THE EARTH
JOHN GLEEN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT THE EARTH 3 TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON FEBUARY 20,1962. -
FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE
ON JUNE 16,1963, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA WAS SENT UP INTO SPACE AND ORBITED THE EARTH 48 TIMES. -
WERNER VON BRAUN ABND THE FIRST ROCKET LAUNCHES
VON BRAUN DEVOLPED THE SATURN VECHICLE ON JULY 1,1960. APOLLO 8 LAUNCHED AT 7:51 A.M. ON DECEMBER 21,1968,USING THE SATURN V'S THREE STAGES,S-IC, S-II, AND S-IVB TO ACHIEVE EARTH ORBIT. APOLLO 8 , THE WORLDS 1ST SPACECRAFT TO TRAVEL TO THE MOON. -
APOLLOS MISSIONS AND MOON LANDING
ON JULY 20,1969,NEIL ARMSTRONG AND BUZZ ALDRIN, THE FIRST TO STEP FOOT ONTO THE MOON. -
THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE
ON JANUARY 31, 1971, ALAN SHEPARD WAS LAUNCHED INTO SPACE AS THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE.
