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sputnik 1
sputnic 1 was the first space probe ever launched this started the space race -
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The Great Space Race
the great space race is the soviets vs the usa to clame the moon first -
united states creats nasa
nasa is the united states space program -
soveits launch first satilite
the soviets launch the first artificial satilite. this started the space race -
first human in space
soviets launch Yuri Gagarin one orbit around the earth -
first american in space
alan shepard was the first american in space using the freedom 7 this got the usa back in the Great Space Race -
nasa had first man on moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the moon -
neil armstong and buzz aldrin collect space rocks
collecting 400 kilograms of moon rocks to take back to earth to study this is important because we may still think the moon is made out of cheeze -
usa's first space station
the usa lanched skylab (our first space station) this also ment humans could start living in space -
The Cassini space probe
the cassini space probe was launched for the pourpouse to find evidence of life on other planets. In 2005 it found water on one of saterns moons
