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Space Race
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Sputnik 1 Launched
Sputnik 1 was launched into orbit. Sadly, it didn't make it all the way to space before it exploded!!!!!! -
Laitka Launched
The amazing dog, Laitka was launched by the Soviet Union. She made it to space sucessfully, but only lived a few hours before there was a heat source in the head of the rocket when it got too heated, and it killed Laitka. -
First Human Launched
The Soviet Union was FINALLY able to launch a full living human being into orbit.This lucky man,John Glenn), was lucky enough to live the full orbit!!! He returned safely to Earth!!!!!!! -
NASA Founded
On this specific date, the National Aeronuatics and Space Administration was founded!!!!! -
JFK Assassination
On this day, it was a TRAGIC one, indeed. For the loved ones of John Fitzgerald Kennedy!!!!!!! He was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. in the Dealy Plaza in Dallas, Texas. He was fataly shot!!!! This, too, was a sad, yet emotionally upsetting day for the loved ones that President Kennedy left behind!!!!!! -
Bragging Rights
The factor of bragging rights won over the Soviets!!!!! The U.S. was so proud of their accomplishment, that it triggered the event of Apollo 11 several years later!!!!! -
Apollo 11
This was the the first manned mission to land on the moon. The actual very first steps on another planetary body were proudly taken by NONE other than NEIL ARMSTRONG!!!!!!! -
U.S. Won
When the Soviet Union was no longer to compete with America's capability of beating the Soviets, the Union finally gave up. The U.S. had finally won against the most POWERFUL country in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! -
Cassini
The Soviet Union launched the shuttlecock Cassini into orbit. It was the first shuttle to ever complete a full orbit around Earth!!!!!! The Soviets were proud of their accomplishment. The U.S. was unprepared to discover this very interesting detail!!!!!!!
