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The Soviot Union and U.S.A are in a rivalry, also known as the Cold War. This was important because if they weren't in a war, maybe the U.S. would not have tried to get the space program going fast enough.
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The Soviet Union missile r-7 was on a misson to go up in the sky 6,314.5 kl. It only went up 3,197 kl. before it crashed. This was important because it was a set back for the Soviet Union.
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Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. This was important because it means that the Soviots beat America to get the first satellite in space. It caused the U.S. to speed up are space program.
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This was important because it showed the Soviot Union that America's space program can do what ever they can do.
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This day was when the first man went into orbit. He was Yuri Gagarin. He was on Vostok 1. This was important beacuse the Soviot's were able to send a man into orbit.
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This was an important day because it showed the the U.S. was not just messing around about the space program. They were going to beat the Soviot Union to the moon.
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This was important because it showed that the American's weren't far behind.
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On this day Apollo 1 Caught on fire before taking off. 3 men were killed. This was important because America lost hope for a little bit because their plans didn't work right.
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Today was the day that the apollo Rocket took off. This day will change history forever.
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Today marked a great day in American history. U.S. has beat the Soviot's in the space race by a long-shot. Neil Armstrong said,"One small step for man One giant leap for man kind."