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Sputnik I
First artifical satielite succesfully lanched in space -
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Space Race
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Project mercury
Alan B. Shepard became the first U.S. citizen in space -
Project Mercury
Mercury astronaunt John Glenn became the first U.S. citizen to orbit earth -
Progect Gemini
Surveyor landed gently on the moon's surface, indecating that the moon's surface could support spacecraft and humans. -
Progect Apollo
Apollo 11 landed on the moons surface, Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on the moon. He said "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -
Skylab
Space station was built and useing for performing experements and collecting data on the effects of humans living in space -
Voyager 1 and 2
Both space probes are headed tward outer space. Voyager 1 flwe past jupiter and saturn. Voyager 2 flew past jupiter, Satrun, Uranus, and Neptune. And are predicted to keep on sending pitures for 20 more years -
skylab
Skykab was done and fell out of space and burnt up in the atmoshere -
Galileo
Lanched Galileo in space