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The USSR made the first artificial satellite
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NASA took the first photograph of Earth from orbit
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NASA sent the first orbital solar observatory
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The USSR sent the first artificial satellite around the Moon
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Commander Neil Armstrong and Pilot Buzz Aldrin were the first humans on the Moon and first space launch of a celestial body
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The USSR had the first automatic sample return from the Moon
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The USSR made the first space station
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NASA took the first photograph of Venus from Space
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NASA took the first photograph of the whole Solar System
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Japan launched the first orbital radio observatory
