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Sputnik 1
Sputnik 1 was a satellite launched by the Soviet Union. It might have transmitted a secret code. Sputnik 1 greatly embarrassed the Americans. -
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The Space Race
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Explorer 1
The Americans launched Explorer 1. It helped take away embarrassment from Sputnik 1. -
First Photograph of Earth from Orbit
The Americans took the first succesful picture from orbit. It was called Explorer 6. -
First Man in Orbit
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was also the first to circle the Earth. -
First American to orbit Earth
John Glenn was the first American to orbit Earth. He orbitted Earth on the spacecraft Friendship 7. -
First Man on the Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk the moon. It took them 3 days just to get to the moon!
