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This was the first man made satellite launched into space. It was launched by the Soviet Union.
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This was sent into space by the Soviet Union. A dog named Laika was aboard and was the first animal/human in space.
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This was the first American Satellite launched into space. It caught the attention of the US citizens and how vital this was to winning the Cold War.
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The birth of NASA was the start of the comeback in the race to space against the Soviet Union. Thats when we kicked it into high gear.
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Vostok 1, launched by the Soviet Union, sent the first man into space. He orbited the Earth once.
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The Freedom & launched the first American into space. This gave the US confidence to send more people up into space.
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This luanched the first US man to orbit the Earth,but not the first in space.
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This was the first man made satellite to land on the moon. Suprisingly, it didn't sink like most people thought it would.
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This was a rocket sent up by the americans. Three people were aboard the rocket. It soon deployed the Eagle with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in.
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The Eagle landed on the moon 6 hours before Neil Armstrong walked out of the ship onto the moon. This was basicaly the end of the space race.
