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USSR LAUNCHES SPUNIK 1
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USSR LAUNCHES SPUNIK 2 WHICH CARRIED A SMALL DOG NAMES LAIKA INTO ORBIT
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EXPLORER 1 FIRST AMERICAN SATELITE TO REACH ORBIT. CARRIED SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT
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EXPLORER 2 IS LAUNCHED BUT FAILS TO REACH ORBIT
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THE VANGUARD SATALLITE IS LAUNCHED, IT CONTINUES TO RUN FOR 3 YEARS
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SPUNIK 3 IS LAUNCHED
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THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) IS FORMED. IIT REPLACES THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTE O AERONAUTICS. (NACA)
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PIONEER 1 IS LAUNCHED TO A HEIGHT OF 70,700 MILES
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LUNA 1 IS LAUNCHED BY THE USSR. IT IS THE FIRST MAN MADE OBJECT TO ORBIT THE SUN
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PIONEER 4 IS LAUNCHED ON A EARTH-MOON TRAJECTORY. IT IS PASSED WITHIN 37,000 MILES OF THE MOON BEFORE FALLING INTO A SOLAR ORBIT.
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THE MERCURY SEVEN ASTRONAUTS ARE SELECTED BY NASA
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LUNA 2 IS LAUNCHED. IT IMPACTS THE MOON, BECOMING THE FIRST MAN MADE OBJECT TO DO SO
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LUNA 3 ORBITS THE MOON AND PHOTOGRAPHS 70% OF ITS SURFACES
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TIROS 1, THE FIRST SUCCESFUL WEATHER SATELLITE, IS LAUNCHED
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THE US LAUNCHES DISCOVERER XIV, ITS THE FIRST CAMERA EQUIPPED SPY SATELLITE
