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Sputnik was sent by the Soviet Union into space by the Soviet Union.
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Laika was a female Samoyed terrier and was the first animal brought to space.
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first American satellite put into earth's orbit.
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Yuri Gagarin was the first man to fly in space.
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Alan Shepard was the first American in Space.
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Valentina Tereshkova was the first female to fly in space.
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First space craft to have a soft luna landing.
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First flight that took men to the moon.
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Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
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Apollo 17 returns from the mooon. It was the last to return from the moon.