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First Animal in Space by the USA
The USA sent fruit flies into space to test the effects of radiation at high altitudes -
First Satellite in space by the USSR
Sputnik one was successfully launched by the USSR, shocking the USA. -
First Animal in space by the USSR
Sputnik Two was launched successfully by the USSR with a dog. the dog died on its fourth orbit, however. -
First Satellite in space by USA
Explorer one was launched by the USA, started the cold war and the space race between the USA and the USSR, -
Creation of NASA
The creation of NASA was so there would be a place responsible of overseeing the USA's space activities. -
First Man in Space by the USSR
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first man in space on the Vostok 1. -
First Man to Orbit the Earth from the USSR
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin orbited the Earth once during his time in space -
First Man in Space by the USA
Alan Shepard was the first American in space with his Freedom 7 capsule. -
First Man to Orbit the Earth from the USA
John Glenn was the first man from the USA that orbited Earth on Friendship 7 -
JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
JFK officially stated in his speech that they will get a man to the moon and get him back to earth alive. -
First Man to perform an EVA from the USSR
Alexei Leonov successfully performed an EVA outside the Voskhod 2 spacecraft. -
Important Gemini Mission 1
In Gemini 3, Grissom and Young orbited the earth 3 times, tested out a new rocket, and made it out alive -
First Man to perform an EVA from the USA
Ed White became the first American astronaut to perform an EVA in space on Gemini IV -
Important Gemini Mission 2
Gemini 6 and 7, mained by Schirra, Stafford, Borman, and Lovell rendevoused with each other successfully in the middle of space. Gemini 7 also survived two weeks in space. -
Important Gemini Mission 3
Aldrin and Lovell successfully performed an EVA with Gemini 12 -
Apollo 1 Tragedy
A flash fire broke out during a simulated launch, killing Gus Grissom, Edward White, and Roger Chaffee. -
Launch of Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first crewed Apollo mission with Wally Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter Cunningham. -
Launch of Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first crewed Apollo mission that left Earth low-orbit and the first mission to reach another astronomical object, the Moon. -
launch of apollo 9
Apollo 9 was the first flight of the full Apollo spacecraft -
launch of apollo 10
Apollo 10 tested all the components and procedures necessary for landing on the moon -
launch of apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the moon
