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The U.S launches their first satellite into space called the Explorer 1.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a documentation that formed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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The Soviet Union takes another big step in space robotics by launching the Luna 2, the first space probe to reach the moon
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The Soviet Union launches its first man in space and he orbits the entire earth in the Vostok 1
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NASA launches Alan Shepard into space making him the first American in Space
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Nasa launches another rocket into space with John Glenn inside it. This rocket went into orbit and made him the first American to go into orbit.
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Apollo mission suffered a setback when three men died from a fire caused by failure of mission simulations.
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The launch of the Apollo 8 sends the first humans to orbit the moon
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Micheal Collins ride the Apollo 11 and land on the Moon.
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The USSR made 4 failures when they attempted to launch a men to the moon.