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space race dates 1st artificial satelite put in space by the USSR.The U.S. feared that the USSR had the technology to deliver a nuclear weapon via the R-7 rocket.
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USSR launches Sputnik 2 which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit,7 days later Laika the Space dog past away because she had problems breathing.
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Explorer 1 The first American satellite to reach orbit, is launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt.
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explorer 2
US launched Explorer 2 but it failed to reach orbit, It was the 4th US attempt and the 3rd fail the ARPA was beginning to worry if they could launch a successful spacecraft -
LUNA 1Luna 1 was launched by the USSR. It is the first man made object to orbit the sun
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35th presidentJohn F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States.
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timelinesAlan B. Shepard becomes the first American in space. He is know a part of American history
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Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
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Astronauts Charles Bassett and Elliott See die when their plane crashes in bad weather.
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man on the moonNeil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon while crewmate Michael Collins orbits around the Moon alone.
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