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Launch of Sputnik 1
The launch of Sputnik 1 caused the US to launch its
own satelites and begin space exploration in its best.
It also marked the begining of the competition between
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USSR launches Sputnik 2which carried a small dognamed Laika into orbit.
In the early days of rocket science, no one knew the
effects of wieghtlessness would be. Animals--mainly
dogs, monkeys and chimps were used to test the safety
and feasibility of luanching a living being into space
and bringing it back unharmed.1957 11/3/1957 -
NASA is born and replaces theNACA.
NASA advanced quicker on building the right tech to make
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Alan B. Shepard was the first american man in space.
Alan travled to space in Freedom 7. Ten years later he left to be the 5th man to walk on the moon and the 1st to play golf on it. -
President J.F.K addresses Congress and challenges the nation to go to the moon beforethe end of the decade.
This decision involed much consideration before making it
public, as well as emormous human effort and expenditures
to make what became Project Apollo a reality by 1969.
NASA's overall human spaceflight efforts were guided by
Kennedy's speech; Project Mercury (at least in its later
stages), Gemini, and Apolo were designed to excute
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Frank Borman anf Jim Lovellbegin a two week stay in Earthorbit aboard Gemini 7.
Gemini 7 was the forth crewed Earth-oriting spacecraft of
the Gemini series, having been launched before Gemini 6A.
It carried astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on the
14 day mission. Its mission objectives were: Demostrate
a 2 week flight, perform stationkeeping with the Gemini
launch vechile, ect. -
Lunar 10 becomes the 1stsatellite to orbit the Moon.
Lunar 10 was the 1st manmade object to orbit the moon.
The primary objectives were to achieve the 1st lunar orbit,
gain experience in orbital operations, presumably as a
precursor to astronaut orbital missions and study the lunar
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Lunar Orbiter 1 enters orbitaround the Moon and takes1st picture of the Earth froma distance.
Lunar Orbiter 1 was sent from Earth to get pictures of
smooth lunar surface. Lunar got pictures of the Earth
from the Moon's perspective. Since then scienctist
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Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffe are killed whena fire ignites in their Apolo 1capsule a test on the launchpad.
The three astronauts's deaths were important because
it slowed down the research of the space program. Also
know they knew that the Apolo 1 design wasn't safe. -
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the firsr men to walk on the moon.
Basicly it was one small step for man; one giant leap for
manond.