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Sputnik 1 Launched into Orbit
U.S. is the Soviets greatet rival, launching this satellite helped Russia start off ahead in the space race history.nasagov/sputnik/ -
1st Dog in Space
The Soviets sent a dog into space to help see if they were capable of sending a human into space. time.com/3546215/laika-1957 -
U.S. Launched the Explorer 1 into Orbit
The U.S. showed the Soviets that they could launch a satellite into orbit as well. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/explorer/explorer- -
1st Human in Space - cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
This was a big deal because the U.S. had not sent a human into space. www.space.com/16159-first-man-in-space -
1st American in Space - Alan Shepard
Russia had already sent a human into space and this was the U.S. answer. www.space.com/17385-alan-shepard-first-american-in-space -
President John F. Kennedy - Moon Mission
Russia had not yet sent anyone to the moon and there was pressure on the U.S. to win the space race. www.space.com/11772-preident-kennedy-historic-speech-moon-space -
1st American to Orbit Earth - John Glenn
This helped with the progress of space flight. www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/mercury-mission -
1st Satellite to Orbit the Moon
U.S. hadn't yet orbited the Moon, so this helped Russia get farther ahead in the space race. www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ -
1st Man Walks on the Moon - Neil Armstrong
U.S. delivers on John F. Kennedy's promise to send a man to the moon before the decade was over. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11 -
Russian Spacecraft Crashes on the Moon
U.S. had won the space race. astro.if.ufrgs.br/solar/sovlune