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Sputnik 1
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik one on October 4 of 1957. It was the first in a series of satellites collectively known as the Sputnik program -
Explorer 1
It was the first American satellite to reach orbit that was launched. It carried scientific equipment that lead to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. -
Explorer 2
Explorer 2 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. However, it failed to reach the orbit. -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th president of America. -
John Glenn
Aboard on Friendship 7, John Glenn was the first man to orbit the planet. He orbited around 3 times. It was a watershed moment for the U.S. space program. -
Mariner 2
This was an American space probe to Venus. It was the first succesful spacecraft of the NASA Mariner program. -
Luna 9
Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon. -
Apollo 17 returns
Eugene Cernan was the man who walked on the moon with Apollo 17.
