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USSR launches Suptnik 2 which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit
The launch of sputnik 1 is important because it put
the USSR ahead of America but the only living
passanger, a dog Laika, burned up on the way back. -
Explorer 1, the first American satellite to reach orbit, is launched it carried scientfic equipment that lead to the discovery of Van Allen radiation belt
The launch of Explorer 1 was important because
it was the first American satillite to reach orbit
with scientific equiptment and continued to bring
back data untill after four months the battieries died. -
The US launches DiscovererXIV, its first camera equippedspy satellite seccessfully
The launch of Disoverer XIV is impotant because,
the U.S. was now able to see what the USSR was doing
and how far they have gotten vs. how far we've gotten. -
Gus Grissom is launched on asuborital flight. his Liberty-Bellcapsule is lost when it fills with water and sinks after splash-down.
Gus Grissom almost dieing in his capsule is important
because it alerts NASA that we need to make improvemeants in our capsules so an innocedent like that wont
happen again and to make sure all of our astronauts are
safe. And feel safe. -
Gherman Titvo spends a day inspace aboard Vostik 2.
Gherman Titvo spending a day in space is important
because he was german, therefore putting USSR ahead
of the US in the space race. making him the second
human to orbit the earth. -
Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon
Luna 9 being the first spacecraft soft-landing on the moon
is important because It puts them ahead of america once
more. collecting data from the moon and they already
have a good vision on how to land on the moon while the
U.S is still testing also proving that the moon can hold
the weight, and not sink as most expected. -
Gus Grissom, Ed WHite, andRoger Chaffee are killed when a fire ignites in their Apollo 1 capsule while preforming a test on the launch pad.
The death of these astornaunts are important because
the U.S. lost 3 astronaunts that have been helping out
through out the whole space race journey. Also those are one less set of hands they could've had. -
Cosmonaut Yuri Garain, the firstman in space was killed in a plane crash
The first man in space death is important because USSR
lost a fantastic astronaut that has had experiance in
space and with the tecnology is now gone. -
the crew of APollo 7 begin a10 day mission to study the new spacecraft
Studing the new spacecraft is important because that
states that we are one step closer to getting to the moon
while making sure the spacecraft is safe for the
astronuats. -
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "buzz"Aldrin become the first men towalk on the moon while crew mate Michael Collins orbits themoon alone.
<a href='' >Neil Armstrong being the first man to set foot on the moon is important because that means that America beat USSR to the moon and now we can further study space and moon and tell weither or not there are living speices out there and if people can soon live there if somehow we cant stay on the earth anymore.</a>