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First man made spacecraft to orbit Earth. It was launched by the USSR.
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First US satellite starts orbit
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First man made satellite to orbit the moon is launched by the USSR
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USA launched first succesful weather satellite.
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Thhe USSR launches the first man into space, Yuri A. Gargarin, on the Vostok 1.
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Soviet Valentina Teshkova is the first woman to be launched into space.
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The Soviet Luna 9 is the first spacecraft to SOFTland on the moon.
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Vladimir M. Komorov is launched into space on the Soyuz 1.
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Vladimir's spacecraft crashes, and kills him. This is the first space craft fatality.
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First man lands on the moon. They are Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. They are also the first SOFT manned landing on the moon.
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The Viking 2 is the first spacecraft to land on Mars. It is launched by the USA, and discovers the water frost on Mars.