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MIssiels brought human technology to the brink of space, and sputnik. Then first object first object to orbit around the Earth.
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President Dwight Eisnhower Signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, providing for research into the problems or flight within Earths atmoshpereand in space. After a protracted debate over military verus civilian control of space, they annouced that N.A.S.A began.
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John F. Kennedy challenged of achiveing the goal (before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon) is going to be rememberd for a life time.
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Around 11:40 a.m, 7 astronauts died by the explosion during launch STS-51-L from Kenedy Space Center. It exploded 73 seconds into the flight because a leak in one or two solid rockets boosters that ignited the main fuel tank.
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The Shuttle succesfully returned to flight and N.A.S.A flew 87 succesful missions.
