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soviets launched sputnik 1
Ths was the start to the Space Race. It made the us government worry they are going to launch missles and use the sattalitte to spy on the us. -
Soviets lauch sputnik 2
Sputnik 2 carried a small dog named lakia. This was a test to see if mamual could survive in space.From this experiment/launch the soviets found out that mamuals can survive in space as long as they are provided with food,water,protection from space elements, and are provided with oxigen. -
U.S.A launches Explorer 1 into orbit
It was the U.S.A's first sattilite in space. -
soviets launch luna 1
Luna 1 was the very first man made object to orbit the sun. -
luna 2 is launched
Luna 2 was the first man made object to impact the moon -
soviets launch luna 3
Luna 3 took pictures of 70% of the moon. -
U.S.A lauches explorer XIV
Explorer XIV was the first camers equiped spy sattilte. -
Soviets launch first human in space
The soviets lanched the first human into space and he survived and made it back proving humans can survive in space. -
Alan B. Shepard was the first american in space.
He was the first amercan to expirence A trip to space. This gave the americans a person who expirenced space flight and could explain the expirence and tell them how to make things better. -
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Were the first people on the moon
They were the very first humans in the moon. They also collected Mon rocks to bring back to Earth.