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Launch of Spudnik
World's first artificial satellite.
First human made object to go to earth.
Remained in space until January 4, 1958
Was launched by USSR. -
Launch of Sputnik II
Carried a bigger payload and a passenger. Carried the first dog in space. Was launched by USSR. Remained in orbit until April 13th, 1958. -
Launch of Explorer I
It was the first US satellite launched in orbit. It discovered the Earth's radiation belt. -
Explorer 2 was launched that day and failed to go in orbit.
It failed to go to orbit. -
Vanguard 1 satellite was launched in orbit
It was launched into orbit. It also remains the oldest human made satellite still in orbit. -
Sputnik 3
It was launched by USSR. -
NASA was found
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Luna 3 orbits the moon
It orbited the moon. It also photographed the moon. -
Pioneer 1
It was the first launched for NASA. -
Luna 1 launched to orbit the moon
Was the first human made satellite to orbit the moon. Launched by USSR. -
Pioneer 4 Launched and fell in orbit
It fell into solar orbit. It became the first US sun orbiter. -
Luna 2
It hit the moon and became the first human made object to hit the moon. -
Trios 1 was launched
Was the first successful weather satellite launched by the US. -
Discoverer XIV was launched
It was the first US camera launched. -
Man Yuri Gagarin Goes to Orbit
He was the first person in space. He orbited the earth once. -
Vostok 1 was launched
It was launched by USSR. It carried the cosmonaut Yuri. -
Mercury Freedom 7 carried the first person in space
Carried Alan Shepherd, the first U.S. astronaut into space in a suborbital flight. -
Vostok 2 was launched
Was launched by USSR carrying Gherman Titov,
the first day long Soviet space flight. -
Mercury Friendship 7 carried the first american
Carried John Glenn Jr. He was the first american in orbit and orbited the earth 3 times. -
United States won
The US won the space race when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong first landed on the moon even when the Soviet Union had the early lead which impacted the space race
