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Sputnik
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik (later referred
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) was formed. -
Luna 2
The Soviet Union launched Luna 2, the first
space probe to hit the moon . -
Orbit Earth
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri A Gagarin became the
first person to orbit the earth . -
Orbit the Moon
The United States launched Apollo 8, the first
manned space mission to orbit the moon . -
Lunar Landing
U.S. astronauts Neil A Armstrong and Edwin E.
Aldrin, Jr., made the first manned lunar landing. -
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Further Exploration
Further Exploration of other planets in the solar system by sending probes to planets to photograph the surface of the planet.