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Sputnik was launched into orbit
This was very important becasue its what started the cold war and it made America realize that they needed to get going in the space race. -
Sputnik 2 was launched with a dog named Lakia
This is important because it proved that with oxygen tanks humans could go into space. -
America sent Explorer 1 into orbit
This is important becasue it was the frist satalite sent into orbit by America. -
NASA was created by the government
This was important becasue it helped get America ready to start making a different outcome in the space race. -
US launches Discoverer 14 to take pictures of the moon
Thsi is important because it helped America know where to land a man if they wanted to send a man to space. It also helped them stay in the space race. -
Soviet's sent the first man into space
This is important because it tells the Americans that they need to do something big to be able to win the race. -
1961 President Kennedy made announcemt to send a man to land on the moon
This is impotant becasue it made the Soviet Union afraid that we were going to do something that crazy and win the space race. -
Friendship 7 was launched then orbited Earth 3 times with John Glenn aboard
This was impotant because it was the first time America sent a man into space. -
Apollo 11 landed on the moon
This is important becasue it put America back on top with the first man to ever travel as far as the moon and land on it. -
America celebrated the victory of the space race
This is important because it officially ended the space race putting America on top.