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Sputnik I (Soviets)
Sputnik I was a great achievment for mankind because this satillite is the first man-made object in Space. (SpaceRace.com) -
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First Living Being in Space (Soviets)
Laika, the Soviet's Space Dog, was the first living being in space. This shows that a living organism can live for a certain amout of time until they run out of oxygen, including Animals and Humans. (Space.com) -
The Creation of NASA (America)
The USA decided to make missions like Apollo, Luna, & Surveyor more organized, so, NASA is born (NASA.gov) -
First American Animal in Space
Ham, the Space Monkey, was the first american animal to take flight into space... And Lived! This inspired NASA to do Apollo & Surveyor Missions (NASA Oficial Site) -
Luna 3 Launched (Soviets)
Luna 3, a space probe from the Soviets, Launched photographed 70% of the moon's surface (History.com) -
First Man in Space (Soviets)
Yuri Gagarin, a soviet astronaut, changed history when he orbited earth once and Millions called him a "Hero" for surviving the first ever human-based Mission which was Vostok I (History.com) -
First American to Orbit Earth
John Glenn, a former lieutenant corpral from the '62 U.S. Marine Corps, called a "hero" for being aboard Friendship 7.(History.com) -
Surveyor 1 Launch (America)
This Space Probe gathered data of the luner surface for the Apollo Moon landings. (NASA Official Site) -
First Deaths in Space (Apollo 1 Fire) (America)
Apollo 1 was the First Apollo Mission. The deaths have inspired NASA to work harder and make the Rockets better. (NASA Official Site) -
Apollo 11 Moon Landing (America)
This historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried 3 Astronauts to the moon, and 2 of them (Niel Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) stepped foot on the moon and Gathered moon soil, planted an american flag, and Explored the area. (NASA Official Site)
