space race

USSR launches Sputnik 1

Oct 4, 1957

USSR launches sputnik into orbit. This started the space race, which is the rivalry between Russia and America about who can create the most space technology and fing out the most about space.
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explorer 1 is launched by the U.S.

Jan 31, 1958

This lead to the discovery of the Van Allen space belt.
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NASA is formed by the U.S.

Oct 1, 1958

Helps the U.S better explore space with the best scientists and space exploration people working there.
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USSR launches Luna 1

Jan 2, 1959

It is the first man made object to orbit the sun.
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Tiros 1 is launched by the U.S

Apr 1, 1959

Tiros 1 is the first successful weather satellite, which changes how we are able to see weather.
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Alan B. Shepherd goes to space

May 5, 1961

Alan B. Shepherd is the first American to go to space, which is major for the U.S.
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JFK challenges the nation to go to the moon by the end of the decade.

May 25, 1961

This is a big part of why we went to the moon.
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Surveyor 1, launched by the U.S, lands on the moon

Jun 2, 1966

Surveyor 1 landed on the moon to check the surface and make sure it was stable for people to be on.
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Venera 4 collects data about the atmosphere of Venus, USSR

Oct 18, 1967

We wouldn't have known that Venus is extremely hot and rains acid if Venera 4 didn't launch.
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Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins go to the moon, U.S

Jul 20, 1969

They are the first people ever to go to the moon. Neil A. and "Buzz" A. are the first people to walk on the moon and it is pretty close to the ending of the space race.
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