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USSR launches Sputnik 1
This event is important to space exploration, because it motavated the U.S to start taking their work to the next level. -
John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the US.
President Kennedy supported, and helped NASA. -
Valentia Tereshkova becomesthe first woman in space.
It shows that women can do difficult and dangerous tasks. -
The first close range images of the moon.
t revealed that the moon is safe to land on. -
The first space walk.
It shows that it is safe to walk in space. -
The first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon.
It was important because it gives more information about how to land on the moon. -
Luna 10 becomes the first satellite to orbit the moon.
It helped gain experience in orbital missions, and the study of the Lunar environment. -
Zond 5 is launched.
It made scientific studies during a lunar flyby. -
The first men walk on the moon.
It ended the Space Race, and opened a whole new field of space exploration.