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Cyrano de Bergerac wrote a book about space travel.
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A Rhesus Monkey was the first animal in space.
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Russians launch the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1
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First astronaut to orbit the earth (John Glenn, USA), in Friendship 7.
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First Moon Landing (by soviet spacecraft Luna 9)
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Australia launched a satellite
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US Astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes first person to on the Moon
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First successful landing on Mars
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Twin Mars Exploration Rover mission Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars