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Sputnik was launch by the U.S.S.S.R to scare the U.S.
It was important because it made the space race more tense. -
Laika was launched into space on Sputnik 2.
This was important because it put Russia ahed in the space race. -
Explorer was launched into space.
This told Russia that America can do what it does. -
The US founded NASA to win the space race.
It was important because NASA gave us most of our knowledge about space in later years. -
Mrs. Baker was launched into space with Able another monkey.
This was important because it allowed us to gather data of effects on the body in space. -
Yuri Gargin orbited Earth for Russia.
This was important because Proved that humans can go into space. -
Alan Shepard went into space in Freedom 7.
Allowed the US to be "tied" with Russia. -
John Glen orbited Earth in Friendship 7.
This Allowed the US to catch up to Russia. -
Valentina Tershkova went into space.
Showed that woman can do what men can do. -
Alexey Leonov came out of his sapce shuttle for twelve minutes and nine seconds.
This proved thatpeople can go out of the the space shuttle. -
Ed White went out of his shuttle on a tether and pushed himself with an oxegyn gun.
This allowed the U.S to catch up to Russia in the space race. -
Gemini 7 was launched with a crew to test the effects of orbit on people.
Gave us information of the human body in space. -
The crew left Earths gravity and were able to orbit the moon.
This gave us data about the moon so we could go to the moon -
Neil Armstrong went to the moon with two other memebers.
This put the US ahead of Russia in the space race.