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the German V2 was the first rocket to reach 100km from the Earth’s surface
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the first animals were launched into space. Fruit flies were used to study the effects of space travel on animals
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Russia launched the first satellite into space; Sputnik 1, and the space age had properly begun
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Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Gagarin's spacecraft, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of the earth, and landed about two hours after launch.
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The first woman in space was Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.
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Neil Armstrong, and then Buzz Aldrin took "one small step" and became the first men on the moon. The first words said on the moon were "the Eagle has landed".
