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Soviet Union Launches Sputnik
The soviet was the first to send something into space. -
U.S launches an artificial satalite
The U.S launches explorer 1 -
First American in space
Alan Shepard Jr was the first American in space. -
First human orbits Earth
Yuri Gargarin was the first human to travel into outer space. -
First woman in space
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to be flown in space. -
Apollo 11
Was the first manned mission to the moon -
Venera 7 lands on Venus
The Venera 7 was the first soviet space craft to land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth -
U.S and the Soviets launch their first joint space mission
The joint space mission was the cooperation to dock a spacecraft -
Luna 2 reaches the moon
It was the 2nd soviet craft to land on the surface of the moon. -
First manned space station
The soviet sent a crew to the space station and it was the first space station to be ran by a crew
