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Sputnik
The soviet union launched Sputnik, the worlds first artificial satelite. Sputnik was also the first man made object in the Earths orbit. -
explorer 1
The United States launched it's first satelite called the Explorer 1. It was launched a year after USSR's first satelite. -
Luna 2
The Soviet Union Space Program launched Luna 2. Luna was the first probe to hit the mooon. -
Sergey Korolyov
Sergey Korolyov died. Sergey was the cheif engineer of the Soviet Union. -
american astronauts killed
Three American astronauts were killed when their spacecraft caught fire during a launch simulation. -
Apollo 8 lauched
Apollo 8 launched, the first manned space mission to orbit the moon, from NASA (USA). -
Apollo 11
United States astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins set off on Apollo 11 Space Mission, the first lunar landing attempt. -
First man on the moon
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk the surface of the moon. The famous quote, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" -Neil Armstrong. -
Apollo-Soyuz
The joint Apollo-Soyuz mission sent 3 US astronauts into space on Apollo, it docked in orbit with Soviet Union made Soyuz vehicle, the United States and Soviet Union greeted with the "handshake in space" symbolizing improvment of US and USSR relations in the late Cold War era.
