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1st artificial satelitle put in space by the USSR. The U.S feared the USSR had the technolgy to deliver a nuclear weapon via R-7 Rocket. spacerace.com
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USSR launches Sputnik II which carried a small dog named Laika into orbit. It was important because it was tested to see if a human could survive in space. Spacerace.com
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It was a start of space expolration, because it had the first succesful launched satalite. Spacerace.com
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Yuri Gurgani became first person to be in orbit which gave the USSR a big lead in the space race. spacerace.com
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Yuri Gurgani became first person to be in orbit which gave the USSR a big lead in the space race. Spacerace,com
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President Kennedy started the space program to try to get ahead of the Soviet Union. Spacerace.com
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First American in Space, but the second person to ever be in space. spacerace.com.
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L Gordan Copper spends 34 hours in space which is important, because he became the last American to fly in space alone. Spacerace.com
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US and USSR sent unpiloted space crafts to the moon so they could perfect their take off and their landings before putting real peoples lives at risk. spacerace.com
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Apollo 7's mission was the first mission to take a crew into space. Spacerace.com
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Becoming the first man to ever walk on the moon, endeding the space race. spcerace.com
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Space race was over and it shouwed that the US won, because they were the first to put the man on the moon which means they had better technology. spacerace.com