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Sputnik is launched
The launch of the Sputnik is important because it sets off the start of the whole Space Race putting the Soviet Union ahead of the game. -
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Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog named Laika inside
This event is important, because it proved that living things could go into outer space and return safely. -
The first American satellite reached orbit
This event is important because it gave America some points on the board against the Soviet Union. -
Alan B. Shepard becomes the first Ameican ever in space
The Americans finally figured out a way to get someone from our country America into space. -
Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space
This event is important, because it proved that people could go to space and live to tell the tale. -
President John F. Kennedy launched a program of space
This event is important , because it is the begining of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). -
John Glenn returned from orbiting Earth
This is important, because it gave some info tp the Americans about the Earth's orbit. -
Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Micheal Collins set off on the Apollo 11 space mission
This event is important, because it marks the beginning of a mission that will lead to discovering new things about the moon and give the U.S enough to win the space race. -
Apollo 11 landed on the moon
This event is important, because it mark the that the U.S had won the space race and they learned some things they didn't know about the moon. -
America and the Soviet Union joined together
This event is important becausemarks the end of the space race and it shows that people can work together.
