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Russian launch and orbit into space
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First satellite launched into space by the United States
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Became the first human to orbit space with the Russian Space Program
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First chimp sent into space
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First American that went to space
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Orbited in space shuttle Discovery, oldest person to adventure into space
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Gemini was an early NASA human spaceflight program. Gemini helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings. Ten crews flew missions on the two-man Gemini spacecraft. The Gemini missions were flown in 1965 and 1966. They flew between the Mercury and Apollo programs. https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-was-gemini-program-58.html
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A fire swept through the command module on Apollo 1 and all three crew members died.
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Apollo 8's primary mission was to orbit around the moon and back, Apollo 8 is famous for the picture called "Earthrise".
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Apollo 11 became the first manned mission to the moon By the United States
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Apollo 11 is famous for the first Moon landing. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the Moon and left behind his foot print and American Flag.
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/home/F_Apollo_11.html
