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The USSR launched Sputnik 1. This was the first thing launched into space.
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USSR launches Sputnik 2 carrying a small dog name Laika into orbit.
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It reached the orbit.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Luna 1 was the first man made object to orbit the sun.
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It is the first man made object to impact the moon.
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It's the dirst man made object to orbit the moon and photograph 70% of it's surface.
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John Kennedy is elected the 35th president of the USA.
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Russian man is the first man in space.
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The first American man in space.
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Gemini was an early NASA human spaceflight program. Gemini helped NASA get ready for the Apollo moon landings.
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NASA Selects a Second Group of Astronauts
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John F Kennedy is assasinated, this is important because he was very influential in the space race
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Spent 12 minutes outside of his space craft and was the first person to space walk.
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First American spacewalk.
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Venus 3 is launched and later becomes the first man made object to impact Venus (March 1 1966)
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First space craft to land on the moon.
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Charles and Elliot die when their plane crashes due to bad weather.
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Enters moon orbit and takes first picture of the earth from space.
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First men to walk on the moon
