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Probe to the moon USSR
explorer 6 -
1st dog in orbit Laika
feamle dog-USSR -
1st American satelite to reach orbit
It carried much equitment that led to the discovery of the Van allen radiation belt. -
2nd exploerer is launched but fails to reach to orbit
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John F. Kennedy elected 35th president
Promised to to get an American on the moon before the decade ends -
Yuri Gagarin Orbits the eaarth, Becomes 1st man in space
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Gherman Titov spend a day in space
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President Kennedy gives speech promoting space program
asassinated on 1963 November 22nd -
First woman in orbit
Valentina Tereshkova- Russian -
Frank Borman and Jim lovell remain in spce for 14 days
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First probe to land on venus (USSR)
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US lunar orbit 1
takes 1st picture of the earth from the distance of the moon -
Human on the moon by USA
Neil Armstrong -
Apollo 13
launched and suffered explosion mission aborted and crew came back -
Satellite orbits another planet:Mars (USA)
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Joint mission: USSR and USA
last flight of an Apollo spacecraft, marked end of space race.