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Sputnik 1
Sputnik: First Man-made Satellite
The world's first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Russians.
This event drew the U.S. full throttle into the space race.
Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957
Had 4 external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses. -
Sputnik 2
Launched by the Soviet Union
Sputnik 2 was the second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, on November 3, 1957
The first spacecraft to carry a living animal, a dog named Laika, who died a few hours after the launch. -
Sputnik pushes weapons programs
At last, on January 31, 1958, the United States succeeded in launching its first satellite, the Explorer. The Explorer was smaller than Sputnik.
Kennedy challenged the American people and government to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. While Kennedy was president, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space (1961). Then in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. -
neil armstrong
In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first maan to walk on the moon. His famous quote is, “That’s one small step kfor man, one giant bleapa for mankind.” -
apollo
the rocket was used for the moon landing missions. ... On the last three Apollo missions, astronauts drove a lunar rover on the moon. ... Another spacecraft, the Lunar Module, was used for landing on the moon. and crashed because Russia changed its path