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Soviet
USSR launches Sputnik 1.
This is important because is starts the competiton between the US and the Soviet. -
US
The first American satellite to reach orbit (Explorer 1) is launched.
This is important because it carried sientific equipment that led to the discovery of the Van Allen Radiation Belt. -
US
NASA (National Aeronoustics Spac Administration) is formed.
This is important because is replaces the NACA program. -
Soviet
The first man made object to orbit the sun is the Luna 1.
This is important because it gave the Soviet's more knowledge about the sun and put them ahead in the race. -
Soviet
The first man in space, Yuri Gagorin, orbits the Earth once.
This is important because becaus he in the first human in space and they could ask him questions about things he saw. -
US
Alan B. Shepard becomes the first American in Space.
This is important because the US countered the Soviet's first man in Space by doing the same thing. -
Soviet
The first wonan in space is Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova.
This is important because both men and women have been in space for the Soviets. -
US
Americas's first spacewalk was preformed by Ed White.
This is important because the US did what the Soviet did to not get behind. -
Soviet
The first launched man made object to impact Venus 3.
This is important because the Soviets are finding invormation about Venus that the US isn't. -
US
The first men to walk on the moon were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
This is important because this made the US win the race and gave the US information about the moon. -
colaboration
The US and Soviet started working together.
This is important because they relised that copromised is better than competition.
