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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union was able to launch Sputnik into space and Sputnik was able to carry a nuclear bomb on it. -
U.S. launches an artificial satellite(Explorer 1)
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Soviet Union
Luna 2 probe reaches the moon -
Soviet Union
First human orbits Earth (Yuri Gagarin) -
United States
First American in space (Alan Shepard) -
United States
First American orbits Earth (John Glenn, Jr) Mariner 2 flies past venus -
Soviet Union
First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova) -
United States
Mariner 4 space probe flies past mars -
United States
Apollo 11 first manned moon landing (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins) -
Soviet Union
Venera 7 lands on venus -
Soviet Union
First manned space station; Mars 3 drops capsule on Mars -
United States
Pioneer 7 sent toward Jupiter -
Soviet Union
U.S. and Soviet Union launch first joint space mission
