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Sputnik 1 is launched by the Soviet Union.
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Sputnik 2 is launched by the Soviet Union shotly after after Sputnik 1's launch. It was the first satalite to carry a living thing. It crried a dog named Laika.
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Explorer 1 is launched by the US. It helps the US discover Earth's radiation belt.
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Explorer 2 is launched by the US, but does not reach Earth's ordit.
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N.A.S.A is founded.
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Luna 1 is launched by the Soviet Union, and is the first satalite to orbit the moon.
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Tiros 1 is launched by the US and becomes the first succesful weather satalite.
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Vostok 1 is launched by the Soviet Union and carries the first man into space.
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Soyuz 1 is launched by the Soviet Union. A day later the spacecraft crashed and killed the astronaut.
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin make the first soft landing on the moon. They were the first humans to walk on the moon. It was launched by the US
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