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Soviets launch Sputnik I
sputnik was the first artificial satellite launched into space.
Sputnik marked the start of the space age and the US-USSR space race. -
NASA was created
NASA is a space research center
the creation of NASA was because the soviets launched the first satellite into space sot eh Americans were trying to get ahead of them with them program. -
Americans successfully launch and return Ham, a chimpanzee
HAM a chimp was launched into space by NASA
HAM was the first humanoid launched into space and he was launched to see how the human body would react in space so this helps us understand how the US would launch people into space. -
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space
Yuri was the first man on space.
yuri completed one orbit of earth this was a major milestone for the soviets in the space race. -
Mariner 4
the mariner 4 was a unmanned space craft that passed over mars.
the mariner returned the first photos of another planet in deep space. -
Americans land on the moon
the americans launched the apollo 11 mission which was a mission to land on the moon.
the americans landed on the moon which they were the first people to land on another planetary body. the landing led a triumph for the US -
Soviets launch the first space station
the soviets launched the world first space station.
the station was designed to make human presence in space continuous. -
The first joint mission between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
the Apollo-Soyuz test project was the first international human space flight.
the project was designed to test the comparability of docking systems of an international space rescue .this marked the end of the space race.