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The 1960's
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First weather satellite, Tiros I, launched by U.S. to transmit TV images of cloud cover around the world
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Yuri Gagarin (U.S.S.R.) becomes first person in space and to orbit the earth
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Mariner 2 (U.S.) becomes the first spacecraft to successfully encounter another planet
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Valentina Tereshkova (U.S.S.R.) becomes first woman in space
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Ranger 7 (U.S.) launched to take pictures of the moon's surface
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The Diamant rocket orbits the first French satellite, making France the third country to share access to space
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Luna 9 (U.S.S.R) become the first spacecraft to achieve a luner soft landing
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Vladimir M. Komarov (U.S.S.R.) becomes first astoanaut to die in a spacecraft landing
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Apollo 8 (U.S.) becomes the first human spaceflight mission to leave earth orbit
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Neil Armstrong (U.S.) becomes the first man to walk on the moon
