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Sputnik 1
The Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_924.html -
Laika the space dog
The dog laika was the first living creature to orbit the Earth http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2367681.stm -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first satellite launched by the United states when it was sent into space. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/explorer/explorer-overview.html -
Yuri gagarin
The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin rocketed straight into the history books when he became the first man to fly into outer space. http://www.history.com/news/what-really-happened-to-yuri-gagarin-the-first-man-in-space -
Alan Shepard
Admiral Shepard was one of the Mercury astronauts named by NASA in April 1959 he holds the distinction of being the first American to journey into space. https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html -
John Glenn
Glenn showed the world that America was a serious contender in the space race with the Soviet Union. https://www.nasa.gov/content/profile-of-john-glenn -
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Gemini program spacewalk
There were around 12 Gemini ships to go into space the first two were uncrewed to test how it would fly to rest were manned when they went into space. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/gemini.html -
Two spacecraft rendezvous in space
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 met for the first rendezvous in space which was not NASA's original plan. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/world%E2%80%99s-first-space-rendezvous -
Apollo 1
A tragedy struck on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy during a preflight test for the Apollo 204. Three astronauts lost their lives their names were Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo1.html -
Apollo 8
As one of the most turbulent, tragic years in American history drew to a close, millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman,Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit another world. https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Micheal Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin they were into an initial Earth orbit of 114 by 116 miles. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html -
Lunokhod 1
An amazing spacecraft gently settled to the lunar surface it carried the first successful robotic lunar rover Lunokhod 1 https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lroc-20100318.html
