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Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik into space. It was the world's first artificial satellite. It took about 98 minutes to orbit Earth.
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Laika was the First animal to be sent into space & Orbit the Earth. Laika died within hours after launch from overheating, They bulit a mall monument in her honor.
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It is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. It replaced former program NACA. Nasa is focused on better understanding on Earth through the Earth Observing System.
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First American in Space . Commanded Apollo 14 mission.
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Out of more than four hundred applicants,Valentina Tereshkova was chosen to be the first woman in space. She was sent by the Soviet.During her three-day mission, she performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body's reaction to spaceflight.
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Ed White made the United States' first spacewalk. He lasted 23 minutes .
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It was the first artificial satellite of the Moon . It was launched towards the Moon from an Earth orbiting platform & Completed its orbit in 3 hours.
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Apollo 8 was the second manned mission, but it was the first human spacelift to leave Earth's orbit. The crew consisted of Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders. It took 3 days for it to orbit the moon. It was a succesfull mission.
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It wa the spaceflight that landed the first humans on Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969. It is considered a major accomplishment in the history of exploration in US.
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Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission. It was a succesfull launch towards the moon but the landing had to be aborted after an oxygen tank exploded, Although they faced many problems the crew landed safely on April 17.
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11th and final mission, with a crew made up of Eugene Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt, To this day, Eugene Cernan is the last man to have walked on the Moon.
Famous Quote before return; "Let's get this mother out of here",
