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1st man-made object to orbit earth. Spetnik, is launched by the U.S.S.R.
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1st mammal, Laika, is launched into space by U.S.S.R.
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1st man launched into space, Yuri A. Gargarin, by the U.S.S.R.
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1st U.S. Astronaut, John Glenn, launched into space
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1st woman, Valentia Tereshkova, launched into space by the U.S.S.R
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Gemini space program started
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1st man walked on the moon, Neil Armstrong, from the USA. Apollo II was the name of the spacecraft.
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Voyager 2 was launched in the USA.
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Voyager 1 is launched in the USA.
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1st space shuttle mission, Columbia, is launched in the USA.