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rival of the soviet union
the space race was a a rivalry between the united states and soviet union its important because after world war 2 there became tension from the united sates andf the soveit union thta led to the cold war . -
soviets launched a satelite into orbit
the u.s started to make there own space progream shortly after that . -
creation of NASA
in charge of space programming many scientist do the engereering with space flight nasa stands for national aeronautics space admidistration -
first satelite sputnik explorer 1
definition - a statelite is a object that revolves around another thing in space . -
moon research
1964 -1972 there was alot of moon research going on .they found out that the moon had a solid rocky surface becouse there ship didnt sink into the ground -
first human to go to space
yuri gagarin was the first person to go into space .he tried to orbit all the way around earth but didnt succseed .but the first american to fullley orbit earth was john glenn in 1962 -
apollo moon missions
a program of space flights undertaken by the US to land a man on the moon -
first people on the moon
in 1969 3 men accomplisghed landing on the moon and landing home safely these men were neil armstrong ,buzz aldrin who were the first people to land on the moon -
spaecraft sent to orbit thr moon
in 2003 therer waw a spacecraft the was sent to orbit the moon for data for as map of the moon -
peopel sent to live on the moon
in 2004 peopoe were sent to live on the moon they were given plenty of food water and other supplies needed to surrvive
