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The US launched the Apollo 8 spacecraft, and it successully went around the moon 10 times.
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The Space Age begin when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
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The first piloted space flight was made when a Soviet Cosmonaut named Yuri A. Gagarin, orbited the Earth.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.
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The Apollo program got cancelled.
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The Colombia Spaceship was launched by the US, and was the first reusable spaceship.
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As a tragic accident, a space shuttle tore apart in mid-air, killing all 7 members aboard.
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After several trial and errors, and some tests,the shutte that tore in mid-air in 1986, was re-designed.
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The government couldn't support a lot of space flights anymore, so they had to sht down most of NASA's plans and missions.
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A shuttle named fleet broke apart as it was returning to Earth's atmosphere, kiling all 7 of its passengers.
