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The soviet union launches the first satellite. The race starts during the cold war
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The first animal in space
The dog was the first animal in space. It was a female. It was sent up on sputnik 2
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Eisenhower tells NASA they have to chose military test pilots. And they could not be tall than 5ft 11in
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They had to test to see if the were strong enough so they would not pass out. One of the test are they get spun around really fast.
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At 100 miles above the earth Glenn saw lightning flashes over the Indian sea. there was a problem with the heat shield but they did not tell him so he would not panic.
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Mae Jemison was the first black astronaut. she was reading books at age five
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The soviets successfully launched Yuri Gagarin in to orbit. He circled 108 times and successfully landed. A month later the USA sends up Alan Sheppard .
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Glenn is going to his capsule in an elevator called friendship 7.The capsule was so small he could barely move.
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They fish friendship 7 out of the ocean. When he was coming down there was a lot of stuff hitting the window.
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The thunder clap of lift off is herd. it goes in the air in three minuets its not seeable no more.
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Armstrong takes first steps on the moon. he said that’s one small step for man and one giant leap for man kind
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Appollo 11 is the first manned mission to the moon. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins are named as the crew of the historic flight
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NASA sends there first space station in to orbit. they called it Skylab
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Sally Kristen was the first women considered. when she got chosen she wanted to go up in space the next day
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as soon they reach orbit they open the cargo doers to release the satellites. they spin the satellites to prevent sun burn
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when they take off there is three times the force on them. as the get higher they un hook the big orange fuel tanks
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sally ride said that women are equal to men. she said it was the most fun she has ever had.
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There was thousands of people cheering him on. He was the oldest person to fly in space at the age of 77
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Dennis Tito was the first non astronaut to go in space. He had to pay to go into space. He paid $20million