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Space Helmet
The first space helmet was made to ensure that astronauts had enough oxygen to survive when out of the spaceship -
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Approval for space mission
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the one who approved the first U.S space mission -
First spaceship
The first spaceship that was made was named the Sputnik 1 and weighted 83.6 kg (184 pounds) -
Animal in space
The first animal that went up into space was a dog named Laika -
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Funding NASA
John F. Kennedy helped get the NASA program started and funded -
Orbiting Earth
John Glenn was the first American to orbit earth he was in a small space that only had room to sit -
Neil Armstrong
The first man to step foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong -
The Challenger
The challenger was a spaceship that exploded 73 seconds after lift of killing 7 crewmembers -
Orbiting around Jupiter
The Galileo spacecraft went into orbit around Jupiter and was powered by small generators
