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Germany launched the first rocket that reached 100 kiletres above the Earth's surface.
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The first animals were launcked into space. They went before humans so that if anything went wrong than there would not be a loss of human life.
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The first satellite was launched into space.
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Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika in orbit for seven days.
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N.A.S.A in founded taking over N.A.C.A
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The Russians and the Americans begin to compete against each other to be the first nation to have a man on the moon.
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Russian Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. His spacecraft Vostok 1 orbited Earth then landed 2 hours after takeoff.
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Russian Valentina Tereshkove becomes first woman in space.
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America send a robot to the moon to see if they could land safely. This robot was called Surveyor 1 and at landed a few months after the Russians sucessfully landed a robot on the moon. US president J.F. Kennedy promised America that they would have a man on the moon by 1970.
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz (Edwin) Aldrin become the first men to reach the moon and take "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
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The Russians launched a space probe called Mars 2 to go and explore Mars.
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The re-usable space shuttle was invente. It was designed to be able to be used over and over again to save money.
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The space station Mir was built piece by piece.
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The first permanent crew of astronauts moved into the International Space Station.
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American millionaire, Dennis Tito, became the first man to be a space tourist but it cost him 20 million dollers and 900 hours of training.
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The Dawn space probe leaves Earth do become the first space vehicle to visit two different destinations.
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The curiosity space rover landed on Mars.
