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launch of sputnik 1
launch of sputnik 1The launch of sputnik 1 let the soviet union see outside of Earth and gave them confidence -
launch of explorer 1
launch of explorer 1the launch of explorer 1 gave America confidence and tied the space race -
human launched into space
human launched into spaceThe first human in space launched by the Soviet Union put them in a huge lead the U.S. neaded a big accomplishment to win the Space Race -
John Glenn orbited the Earth 3 times
John Glenn orbited the Earth 3 timesWhen John Glenn was launched into space and orbited Earth 3 times gave America more information about space -
L. Gordon Cooper spent 34 hours in space
L. Gordon Cooper spent 34 hours in spaceThis helped America figure out that humans can survive in space -
ranger 7 took close images of the moon
ranger 7 took close images of the moonWhen ranger 7 took these pictures it helped the U.S.
to see where they wanted to land and what the moon
looked like -
surveyor 1 soft lands on the moon
surveyor 1 soft lands on the moonWhen surveyor 1 lands on the moon this ment that the
the moon was hard enough to land on -
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed in fire
Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed in fireAfter these 3 men were killed in the tragic fire of appolo 1
it made the U.S. scared and not want to carry out the
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The crew of Apollo 7 begin a 10day mission to study the new space craft
The crew of Apollo 7 begin a 10day mission to study the new space craftDuring the Apollo 7 mission to study the new space craft the U.S. saw everything was good all they needed was a
pilot brave enough to go to the moon and win the space
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The U.S. landed on the moon
The U.S. landed on the moonThe U.S. landing on the moon was the biggest thing that
happened in the space race with Neil Armstrong and
Edwin Aldrin. There is one astronaut that everyone forgets
Micheal Collins. With this acclomplishement the U.S. won
the space race