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USSR launches Sputnik
First satellite launched by USSR. The US worried the USSR had a missile that could reach US
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US launches explorer 1
US gets an interest in space and could now fight USSR.
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NASA created
Now US space progression can be faster
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First successful weather satellite is launched
Tiros 1 allows the US to look at weather conditions from space. This again gives the US an advantage over the USSR
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John F Kennedy is elected president
This is important because JFK is the man that gets the whole put a man on the moon ball rolling.
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Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once and becomes the first man in space
The first man ever is put in space by USSR. This shows that they are capable of doing so
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JFK wants to put man on moon
If the US gets someone on the moon then they will be way ahead of USSR
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Walter Schirra orbits the Earth six times
This shows what the US is capable of doing and how far they can go
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President Kennedy is assassinated
Even though JFK started the movemnt to get someone on the moon, the program is continued
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2 men land on the moon
This puts the US way ahead of the USSR in space achievements
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