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It was the first satellite to be into earth's orbit. The launching of Sputnik 1 was by the Soviet Union when they bean the "space war" with the United States.
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This association or called NASA was formed by the United States during the space race. Ths association controls all launches that go off into space.
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NASA sent the first american into space was a man named Alan Shepard after the Russians sent a man into space.
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Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space sent by the Soviet Union. She was the one choosen from 400 other people.
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Ed White was the first American to actually complete a spacewalk. He was sent on the mission Genmi 4.
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Lun 9 was the first luna to have a soft landing. This Luna was sent by the Russians. Luna 9 took pictures of space such as the moon.
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Luna 10 was the first aircraft to orbit the moon.
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Soyuz 1 was in control by a man named Valdimir Komarow. When it returned back to earth some problems caused a crash and the death of Valdimir Komarow.
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Apollo 11 was the first launch to go to the moon and that was a project for the Unted States. When this happened the United States has susscessed an achevement before the Soviet Unions.
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Apollo 17 was the most recent moon landing by the United States. This mission took 12 days and since that day no mission has been launched to the moon again.
