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Sputnick 1
It was launched into earths orbit as the first satillite which also started the space age.
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Explorer 1
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Yuri Gagarin
Yuri was the first man to be in space and was apart of the USSR.
spending 29 minutes orbiting the earth.
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Ham the Astrochimp
Ham was trained to pull levers in the space craft while in space and then sent in a capsule to space. he was able to return from space almost drowning in water. This taught NASA that human could be sent to space being able to conduct motor controls.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mercury-primate-capsule-and-ham-astrochimp -
Alan Shepard
Was the first American in space flying on the mercury spacecraft named freedom 7 launching using redstone rockets.
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John Glenn
Was the first American to orbit the earth. Fifth person to enter space. He was also the last survivor of the Mercury Seven.
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Gemini program spacewalk
On the mission of Gemini 4 Ed white was the first American to ever spacewalk. Using a tether to stay connected to the ship and an oxygen gun to propel him.
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Rendezvous in Space: Gemini 6 and 7
NASA completed the first rendezvous of spacecrafts. Gemini 6 was suppose to rendezvous with 7. but 7 mission was to test many experiments in space.
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Surveyor 1
Was a spacecraft launched on the surveyor program as well as being the first in the program. It was the first Machine to land on the moon softly. This showed the technology to land on the moon soft for the Apollo.
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-045A -
Apollo 1
This was the first manned Apollo mission but did not end well before being launched a fire that started in the cockpit killing Virgil Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. there were many oxygen problems on the vessel that caused this such as high oxygen levels and a sour smell.
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/orbital-missions/apollo1.cfm -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first manned vessel to enter the orbit of the moon as well as coming home safe. There was a live broadcast of this event showing the moon and listening to one of the crew members speeches.
https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html
