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Important events in the Space Race
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USSR launches Sputnik
First ever artificial sattilite. Also sets off the Space Race. -
First US rocket launch.
SHows that the US is really in the Space Race. -
US launches Explorer II
Shows that the US is entering the space race too. -
Luna I launched.
First Manmade object to orbit the Sun. -
JFK elected.
He will get NASA to start the Apollo Missions. -
Yuri Gagarin orbits the Earth once.
This shows that a man can survive in space. -
John Glenn orbits the Earth 3 times.
This is the longest anyone had ever been is space up to this point. -
Astronaut spends 34 hours in orbit.
This is many times longer than before. -
Luna IX becomes first spacecraft to land on the Moon.
Proves that the Moon is solid. -
3 astronauts are killed during Apollo 1 test flight.
THis shows the dangers of space travel.
