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First satellite in space by USSR
Sputnik was the first satellite sent to space and it lasted about 98 minutes to orbit the earth. -
First animal in space by USSR
The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight around the Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. -
First satellite in space by USA
The USA sent their first satellite in space called Explorer 1, it became the most important thing for the country and the start of the space race. -
Creation of NASA
NASA was created in response of the Soviets Union's satellite in space. NASA became in charge of everything the USA did in space. -
First animal in space by USA
Ham was the first animal in space sent by the USA. Ham flew a suborbital mission on the Mercury-Redstone 2. -
First man in space by USSR
Yuri Gagarin was the first human sent into space. He was launched into orbit on a Vostok Rocket, and completed one orbit. -
First man in space by USA
The first American in space was Alan B. Shepard. He orbited on the Mercury-Redstone 3 around earth. -
JFK's speech and commitment to getting to the moon
JFK gave a speech at Rice university's rice stadium. He said that we would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. -
First man to orbit Earth by USA
John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. He orbited earth 3 times. -
First man to do an EVA by USSR
Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first Soviet to do an EVA. He preformed the space walk outside of Voskhod 2 spacecraft, for 12 minutes and 9 seconds. -
Gemini 3
The Gemini 3 mission was the first to carry more than just one astronaut, Gus Grissom and John Young, This was important because they were able to do more things in space. -
First man to do an EVA by USA
Ed White was the first American Man to do an EVA in space on the Gemini IV mission. He preformed the space walk for 21 minutes. -
Original Gemini 9 Astronauts
Command pilot Elliot See and pilot Charles Bassett were the original Gemini 9 astronauts but they were killed in a plane crash on their way to their training. -
Gemini 8
The Gemini 8 was the first to link two spacecrafts together in Earth´s orbit. This proved that landing on the moon could be successful. This was done by Neil Armstrong and David Scott. -
Gemini 10
The Gemini 10 mission demonstrated that an astronaut can travel to another spacecraft and back safely. John W. Young and Michael Collins completed this mission. -
Apollo 1 Tragedy
Astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee lost their lives when a fire swept through the command module during a pretest flight. -
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first mission to carry 3 astronauts into space. It was also the first to broadcast on live TV. The astronauts on this mission were Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham -
Apollo 8
Apollo 8 was the first mission to leave earths orbit towards the moon but not actually landing on the moon. This was completed by Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders. -
Apollo 9
James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart primary objective was an engineering test of the first crewed lunar module. -
Apollo 10
Apollo 10 lead by Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene A. Cernan. The mission proved that the system was ready to land on the moon safely. -
Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin were the astronauts of Apollo 11 who successfully landed on the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon, second came Buzz Aldrin. Michael Collins did not step on the moon, however he was a big part in making this happen.