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The USSR launches the Sputnik -
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went into space for 16 minutes -
First man in space (by USSR) -
First man in space sent by the US -
First man from the US to orbit the Earth -
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First man from the USSR to do an EVA -
Gus Grissom and John Young flew 3 low Earth orbits. The first two Americans to fly together in space -
First man to perform an EVA from the US -
Wally Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford flew the first successful rendezvous mission, coming close enough to the Gemini 7 spacecraft to dock had they had the equipment. -
One of two tragedies -
Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched into space with the intention of docking, though a critical error forced them to land back on Earth. -
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Walter M. Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham launched with the intention of testing the CSM, though the first live stream from space also took place from this mission. -
Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders launched from Earth and were the first spaceship to leave Earth's gravitational sphere of influence, the first human spaceflight to reach the moon, and the first humans to see a photograph of the far side of the moon. -
James McDivitt, David Scott, and Rusty Schweickart blasted off to prove that the moon landing was safe and possible, testing the Lunar Module and showing that it could rendezvous and dock on its own. -
John Young, Thomas Stafford, and Gene Cernan's launch was a test of all spacecraft components and practice the techniques required to actually land on the moon -
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed successfully on the moon, remaining for 21 hours before returning.