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First satellite in space by USSR
Sputnik was the first satellite sent into space and was launched by the USSR. -
First animal sent into space by the USSR
The first animal sent into space was Laika and was sent up by the USSR on Sputnik 2. -
First satellite sent into space by the U.S
The first satellite that the U.S ended sending up to space was Explorer 1. -
Creation of NASA
NASA aka the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was formed amid the space race. -
First animal sent into space by the U.S
The first animal that the U.S ended sending up into space was Ham the chimp among Mercury-Atlas 5. -
FIrst man sent into space by the USSR
The first man that was eventually spent into space was one Yuri gagarin of the USSR among the ship Vostok 1. -
First man sent into space by the U.S
Alan Sheppard was sent into space by the U.S on the ship Freedom 7. -
JFK's Speech on commitment on reaching the moon
During 1961 Kennedy gave a speech to congress in which he said that the U.S. "should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. " -
First man sent to orbit the earth (USA)
John Glenn was the first person sent into space to orbit the earth by the U.S on Mercury 7. -
First man to do an EVA from the USSR
The first person to conduct a spacewalk was Alexei Leonov of the USSR which lasted 12 minutes and 9 secounds. -
Gemini III
Gemini III was important as it helped further our understanding of Spacecraft maneuverability. [Virgil "Gus" Grissom, John Young] -
First man to do an EVA from the U.S
The first person from the U.S to do a spacewalk was Ed White and it lasted around 20 minutes. -
Gemini IV
Gemini IV was important as was the mission that the U.S conducted their first spacewalk. [James McDivitt, Edward White] -
Gemini IX Crew
The original gemini 9 crew ended that were slated for the mission ended up dying in a crash. [Elliot See, Charles Bassett] -
Gemini VIII
Gemini VIII was important as it was the first to link two spacecraft together in space. [Neil Armstrong, David Scott] -
Apollo 1 Crew
During a launch rehearsal test a fire on the spacecraft ended up killing the crew. [Virgil Grissom, Edward White, Roger Chaffee] -
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first crewed (successful) Apollo mission after the Apollo 1 accident. [Walter Schirra, Jr Donn Eisele, Walter Cunningham] -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first mission to bring humans to the moon and back. (they did not land) [Frank Borman, James Lovell Jr, William Anders] -
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was known as the first crewed flight of all Apollo lunar hardware. [James McDivitt, David Scott and Russell Schweickart] -
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 was known for being the rehearsal for the first moon landing. [Eugene Cernan, John Young, Thomas Stafford] -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the culmination of all the Apollo missions and was the first to land a man on the moon. [Neil Armstrong, Micheal Collins, Edwin Aldrin]