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soviet union
the soviet was the greatest rival to the United States with political and military power. we were enemys in the 1950's -
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the space race
the space race took place from 1957 until 1960. during this time we both were wanting to explore space. -
satellaite sputnik
the soviet union launche the sputnik sateliate in 1957 this was the first satelite -
the speech
in may of year 1961 president John F. Kennedy gave a speech to launch a space exploration research -
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exploring the moon
the united states sent many men to the moon to explore all the details -
the Apollo mission
the apollo mission began in the 1960's. the mission was to test the command and lunar. this mission was important because it was the first Apollo mission -
the space landings
in july year of 1969 three men landed on the moon this was the first time anyone had been on the moon -
the space station
in the 1980 the US and 15 other country decided to make an international space station this was important because it was the first space station -
orbiting the moon
in the year 2003 the european space agency sent off an unpiloted space craft to orbit the moon this was one of the first spacecraft to orbit the moon -
on the moon
in 2004 the US decided to try and send up a colony of people to live on the moon
