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Russia Launches the first satellite named Sputnik.
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Soviets attempt to launch a new satalite sputnik 2 this time carrying a dog proving you can survive the trip into space. The dog died on the way down though because the satalite burnd up on rentry in the atmosphere
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NASA chooses 503 people and after tests only seven remain and are chosen to train to go to space.
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Soivets launch first man into space he returns safley and is a hero to Russia.
Less than a month later America does it too but it doesnt impress the Soviets. -
JFK sets his expectations of us reaching the moon before 1970.
Scientist believe they can do it, but can they? -
JFk was assassinated before he saw us go to the moon his death was sad but it encouraged us to complete his goal of reaching the moon.
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Soviets and America try and try to get men and women on the moon but all fail.
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America gets ready to send three men to the moon and succeeds Winning the Space Race. Three months before 1970 meeting the dead presidents expectations.
