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The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1 into space. that showed that the Soviet Union could send missels the same way. This kicked off the space race. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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The beginning and end of the Space Race
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Sputnik 2 is launched carrying the small dog Laika. She would be the first dog and mammal in space. This helped prove that mammals could survive in space. Sadly she never came back. http://teacher.scholastic.com/space/space_firsts/
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Explorer 1 was launched as kind of a comeback to the USSR, proving that we too had the advanced technology to launch a satelite into space. It also led to the discovery of the Van Allen Radiation belt.
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NASA is formed replacing NACA. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Discoverer XIV is a spy satelite launched by the US. This helped us to see if the USSR was developing long range bombers.
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Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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President John F Kennedy challenges the nation to travel to the moon before the end of the decade. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first women in space.
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The tragic accident of Apollo 1 kills 3 astronauts in a fire.
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Apollo 11 is launched into space carrying 3 American passengers. It lands successfully and safely on the moon. This finally ends the space race.
