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thi is when sputnik was launched.
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russians launch a dog into space on sputnik.
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NASA chooses seven astronauts
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the Soviets successfully launch Yuri Gagarin into orbit
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a month after Gagarin's flight, the U.S. sends astronaut Alan Shepard into space. His 15-minute sub-orbital flight
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John Glenn circles Earth three times in 4 hours and 56 minutes.
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The Soviets launch Valentina Tereshkova on Vostok 6. She spends three days in space.
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Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov takes the first space walk, a ten-minute tethered excursion outside Voshkod 2.
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Edward White II is the first American to walk in space on Gemini 4. He stays out 22 minutes.
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Apollo 11 stands on the launchpad, ready for liftoff.
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Apollo 11 is go for launch
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Collins helps Armstrong and Aldrin through a tunnel into the tiny Eagle.
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Armstrong and Aldrin put on their bulky moon suits and prepare to take the first steps on the moon.
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it is launch day for STS-7.
