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Sputnick is launched into space.
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One sovit satilite smashes into the moon.
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Yuri A. Gagarin was the first man into space for the USSR.
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Explorer 1 was launched. it was the first USA satilite in space.
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Soveit Lune 9 lands the softest
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On this date Apollo 8 orbited the moon 10 times before returning to earth.
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during this year the USA launches 2 German probes into space.
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The USA sends to unmaned probesd to mars.
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The USA launches its final shuttle to space.
