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  Soviet fires earth satelite into space
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  The first living animal was launched into space which was a dog.
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  First US satelite was launched into orbit
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  US President Eisenhower signs into law National Aeronautics
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  Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth
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  Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight
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  1st men on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. from Apollo 11
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  Maiden voyage Space Transit System-space shuttle Columbia launched
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  broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.
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  was carried into orbit
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  Russia is heading the monopoly by charging NASA about $60 million per person for rides to the International Space Station station
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  hen Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana as it reentered Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven crew members.
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  Launched Mars Express probe from Baikonur space.
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  Final round of testing
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  Memorials
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  People think that there is life in Mars so they sent a Mars Rover to go searching on it.
