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www.thespacerace.comThis was the beginning of the space race. The first thing that the Russians, and mankind, launched into space. The first successful satellite to reach orbit.
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www.thespacerace.comThe very first object that was made by Americans was sent into space. It was the first successful American satellite to reach orbit.
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www.thespacerace.comLuna 1 is launched by the Russians. It is the first man made object to orbit the sun.
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www.thespacerace.comTiros 1, the first successful weather satellite is launched into space. The weather forcasters could start to have more accurate predictions of rain and severe weather.
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www.thespacerace.comNASA announces the Gemini Program. It was NASA's second human space flight program.
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www.thespacerace.comThe Cosmonaut Valentia Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space. Approximately 43 years after women were given the right to vote.
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www.thespacerace.comMans very first space walk is taken by the Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov. It was the very first time that man had ever attempted to walk in space.
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www.thespacerace.comThe first man-made object to impact Venus is launched by the Russians. It impacts Venus on March 1, 1966. The first man-made object to have contact with a planet other than the moon.
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www.thespacerace.comLaunched by the Russians, Venera 4 transmits data about the atmosphere of Venus. The first data man gets from a planet other than the moon.
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www.thespacerace.comThe first man lands on the moon. Neil Armstong takes "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
