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Sputnik, was the first artificial satellite sent into space by the U.S.S.R. The U.S. worried the Soviets could have a missile that could reach the U.S. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Sputnik_asm.jpg http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Explorer 1 was the first American sarliite to reach orbit, and it carried scientific equipment which led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belt. https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/images/209738main_launch.jpg http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Nasa, the corporation that has led us to many of our space explorations, was created. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/NASA_logo.svg/1237px-NASA_logo.svg.png
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Luna 2 was launched, making it the first man-made object to impact the moon. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/luna_2.jpg
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SECOND ONE DOWN---DO NOT LOOK AT WIKIPEDIA http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ Tiros 1, the first successful weather satellite is launched. This gave us the ability to predict weather even better and to further our space abilitations.
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Alexei Leonov performs the first spacewalk for the U.S.S.R for 12 minutes.This helped humans understand that they can float in space as long as you have oxygen and something holding you close to the space craft. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Surveyor 1 soft lands the moon, which proved the U.S. knew how to land on the moon with out crashing, which saved lives of astronauts. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Venera 4 transmits information about Vanus for the U.S.S.R., which meant humans were already making new discoveries of new things. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Neil Armstrong along with 2 other astronauts step on the moon, creating a foundation for the study of space, along with getting us samples of moon rock for further studies. www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1CAHPZY_enUS656US656&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=what+date+did+neil+armstrong+first+step+on+the+moon http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02293/American-flag_2293612b.jpg http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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Pete Conrad and Alan Bean perform first percision landing for the U.S., which would hep astronaus land safer. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/
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The first module (or section) of the International Space Station (ISS) is placed into orbit, which helped astronauts from all over the world carry out experiments about how humans adapt to space. http://www.thespacerace.com/timeline/ https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1CAHPZY_enUS656US656&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=https://when+was+the+first+module+of+the+ISS+is+placed+into+orbit
