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USSR launches Sputnik 1, The first man-made object to orbit the Earth
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Soviets sent the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin
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John Glenn was the first american to orbit Earth in space- Friendship 7
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Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, the first men to walk on the moon
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US Apollo 15 and Apollo 17, first missions to use moon rovers to drive across the moons surface.
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US launch the first space shuttle columbia
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Sally Ride. The first American woman to take part in orbital mission
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Christa Macallif. Firt Educator involed in orbital mission
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Christa Macallif. First Educator involed in orbital mission. Tragic Challenger explosion
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Soviet Union launches spcae station Mir, where astronauts spend living in tight quarters and conducting research
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Hubble Space telescope is launched by the US to record information about our solar system and the universe
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Mars Rover Lands and explores the surface of Mars
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US launches Voyager 1 and Voyager 11 to explore: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune