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John Glenn
John Glenn was the first U.S to orbit Earth, completing 3 orbits since 1962.This is important because he made history by being seen as very successfull. -
Sputnik I
On this day, the Russians launched Sputnik I. It was roughly the size of a beach ball and started the Space Race. This event is important because the Russians launched the first major sattelitle into orbit. -
Sputnik II
Sputnik II wqas launched with a load; a dog named Lakita.This was an important event because the astronauts wondered if they could survive in space. -
Apollo lunar program-US
The apollo lunar programs were space shuttles created and launched in the US.This was important because the landing of humans on the moon and succesfully bringing them back to earth. -
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space when she launched Vostok 6 mission.This is important because it shows that woman are not limited to their oppertunities or jobs. -
J.F.K
This is the date when jfk was assasinated. This is important because he was a president. -
Apollo 1
Apollo 1 was a tragic loss of 3 Apollo astronauts.This is important because it made america dissapointed that their first apollo mission wasnt successfull. Because of that, it took a few years for the Apollo Program to launch Apollo 2. -
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first crewed Apollo flight and splashed down and it was earths orbiting missions to test the Command and Lunar modules and did not reurn luna data.This is important because it and Apollo 9 have the same impact. -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 tested various components while orbiting the moon. This was important because it returned photos of the moon to earth. -
Apollo 9
Apollo 9 was the frst crewed module test and it splashdowned.This is important because it and Apollo 7 had the same impact. -
Apollo 10
This spacecraft also tested various components while orbiting the moon and returned photogoraphy to the lunar surface.This was important because it made a lunar orbit and returned. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 achived the goal of landing on the moon, in the sea of tranquility, and then returning to earth.This is important because it and Apollo 11,12,14,16,an 17 were succsesfull. -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.This is important because he made american history. -
Disaster strikes
The russians crashed a space probe on the moon. This is important because we figured out that the russians hacked into our programming and re-routed the probe. -
Apollo 12
Apollo 12 was succsesfull because it landed on the moon,into the ocean of storms,and returned to earth.This is important because it, and very few, were achieving the goal. -
Apollo 13
Apollo 13 did a lunar flyby and returned to earth because of a malfunction forced cancellation of lunar landing, but returned photos.This is important because -
Apollo 14
Apollo14 landed on the moon, in far muaro, and returned to earth in feburary.This event is important because it was of many that was succsesfull. -
Apollo 15
Apollo 15 landed on the moon, in July, in Hadley Rille and returned to earth in August.This event is important because it was a successful landing and launch. -
Apollo 16
Apollo 16 landed on the moon in April in Descartes then returned. This is important because it was a successfull landing. -
Apollo 17
Apollo 17 landed on the moon in December at Taurus-Littrow and returned to earth in December.This is important because it was the successfull landing.
