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Beginning
Russia launched Sputnik 1 -
U.S Follows
They launched the first America Explorer 1. -
NASA
The U.S. made NASA -
Fails
The U.S attempted 20 satellite launches, and only 8 succeeded. -
Ham The Chimp
The U.S. put Ham the Chimp in space. -
Russia in the Lead
The first Russian astronaut went into space becoming the first human in space. -
U.S. Space Human
The U.S. followed by also putting a human in space. -
John.F Kennedy
John.F Kennedy made a speech. -
Felicette The Cat
Felicette the cat went up in space for a 15 minute journey up to space survived and got back to earth but 2 months after the scientists killed her to study her brain.