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Cold War
The Soviet Union and the United States were in a "Cold War" -
Sputnik 2
USSR lanches Sputnik 2 which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit. -
First American Satellite to orbit
Explorer 1, the first American satelliten to reach orbit, is launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. -
satellite launch
United states launched a satellite into orbit -
Pioneer 4
In the US Pioneer 4 is launched on a Earth-Moon trajectory. It passed within 37,000 miles of the moon before falling into a solar orbit. -
President John F Kennedy program
President John F Kennedy launched a program of space exploration and scientific research. -
First man to orbit
The first man to orbit the earth was John Glenn in the United States -
Moon program speech
Preident John F Kennedy gives a speach at rice University reaffirming the importance of the moon program. -
First men on the moon
Neilarmstrong and Edwin Aldrid became the first men to walk on the moon. -
Lunar landing
In the US Pete Conrad and Alan Bean perform the first presision lunar landing, touching down just 600 feet from the Surveyor 3 probe that arrived 2 years earlier.
