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Sputnik 1 Launch
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite ever to be put into Earth's orbit by the soviet union. The lauch resulted in new military, technological, and scientific developments. This event marked the start of the space age and the space race -
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The Space Race
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1st Dog In Space
The dog, Lakia, was the first dog launched ito space by the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the Lakia died a few hours after lauch because of panic and overheating. This test resulted us in knowing that some animals or people can't go up to space because they might be frightened, and to build their shuttles differentely -
1st U.S Satellite Launches
The first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, was launched into the Earth's orbit by the army. It was launched at Cape Canaveral, four months after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 -
NASA Founded
When the Russians launched Sputnik 1 it resulted in the space age and the urgency to create an American national space agency. The manager of this agency was T. Keith Glennan -
1st Monkey In Space
Albert was the first mokey in space. The American Space Program was now ahead in the space race becuse they had gotten a monkey inspace before Russia. His flight ended when he suffocated in his rocket. This monkey helped us conclude more research about how mammals react in spac. -
First Man To Orbit the Earth
Yuri Gagarin was a cosmonaut for the Soviet Union. On April 12,1961, he became the first human being to orbit the Earth, and travel into space. His spacecraft was called "Vostok I" and it completed a single orbit of the earth in 1 hour and 48 minutes. He was called the hero of the Soviet Union. -
First U.S. Man to Go In Space
Alan Shepard was launched up into space aboard the Mercury 3, to become the first U.S. man to travel into space. His craft wasn't able to achieve orbit though. -
First U.S. Man to Orbit the Earth
On Febuary 20, 1962, the Friendship 7 capsule carried astronaunt John Glenn around the Earth three times on a five hour space flight. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. -
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina was the first woman ever launched into space. She became a cosmonaut around the time when the Soviet Union began to consider sending woman out into space. -
1st Space Walk
Alexi Leenov, a Soviet Union cosmonaut, was the first person to ever step out of their spacecraft while in outerspace. He spent 12 minutes as he floated about 17.5 feet from his spacecraft -
1st U.S. Space Walk
On the third of June 1965, Ed White became the first U.S man to walk or float in space. He did this on the Gemini 4 mission using a umbilical hose. -
Gemini 7
Gemini 7 was the fourth crewed Earth-orbiting spacecraft of the Gemini's. It arried the astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on a 14 day mission. -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first manned flight to lunar orbit, and to even orbit the moon alone. The Apollo 8 crew were the first men to leave the Earth's gravatational pull. -
1st Man On the Moon
Neil Armstrong was sent on the Apollo 11 July 20, 1969 to become the first man on the moon. His famous words were "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
