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launch of SPUTNIK
the first satellite to be launched into space by humans. this was done by the soviets. -
first animal in space
laika, a dog sent to space on SPUTNIK 2. this was also performed by the soviets. -
first US satellite in space
Explorer 1, which was sent by the US. -
Creation of NASA
this was all sparked by the US not wanting to fall behind in the race against soviet russia. -
first animal the US sent to space
Ham the monkey, and he was perfectly fine the whole way up! -
First man in space
Yuri Gagarin, from soviet russia. -
first man to orbit the earth
It was also, Yuri Gagarin, on the same flight as his first launch. he went around a little over one orbit. this was by the soviets. -
First US man in space
Alan Shepard, on a Mercury Redstone Rocket in the freedom 7 capsule. -
First man to orbit the earth by the US
John Glenn, who became the fist space hero in the US. -
JFKś speech
this speech was more of a hype up then anything else. -
first man to do an EVA
Alexi Leonov, a soviet Cosmonaut. -
first US man to do an EVA
Ed White, who ventured out of the gemini capsule.
